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All DB fields correct.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2010-10-29","case_summary":"Loretta Floyd filed a petition pro se on October 29, 2010, alleging that measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccinations she received on September 6, 2007 and October 10, 2007 — both administered prior to her enrollment at Washington State University — caused her to suffer neurologic, rheumatologic, and gastrointestinal injuries. Ms. Floyd had a pre-existing medical history that included hyperthyroidism, suspected Graves' disease, and a self-reported history of sarcoidosis and lupus.\n\nThe first post-vaccination medical records in evidence were dated May 7, 2008, nearly seven months after the October 2007 vaccination, and concerned a mite infestation rather than vaccine-related complaints. Multiple treating physicians, including a rheumatologist, a neurologist, and an internist, variously assessed Ms. Floyd as having hyperthyroidism and a probable somatization disorder, and noted negative or normal results on lupus, rheumatoid, and neurological testing. No treating physician attributed her conditions to the MMR vaccinations. The case was initially assigned to Special Master Moran and transferred to Special Master Dorsey on January 15, 2013.\n\nRichard Gage entered an appearance on behalf of petitioner on June 16, 2013. After the special master advised that an expert report would be required, petitioner filed a report from Dr. Vera Byers on August 26, 2013. Dr. Byers concluded that she could not opine to a reasonable degree of probability that any of Ms. Floyd's reported signs or symptoms resulted from the MMR vaccinations. Petitioner moved to exclude Dr. Byers' report, arguing that the expert had improperly characterized her, relied on insufficient records, and failed to acknowledge conditions associated with lupus in African Americans. The motion was denied on October 28, 2013.\n\nSpecial Master Dorsey issued an Order to Show Cause on November 5, 2013, directing petitioner to file an expert report or other competent proof. Instead, petitioner filed a letter addressed to the NAACP requesting assistance. Richard Gage filed a motion to withdraw on February 6, 2014. Special Master Dorsey dismissed the petition on March 20, 2014, for insufficient proof. Petitioner had not offered a supportive expert opinion; her own expert had concluded she could not identify a vaccine-related cause; no treating physician attributed her conditions to vaccination; and there was no evidence of an appropriate temporal relationship.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Loretta Floyd","petitioner_attorney_name":"Richard Gage","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Richard Gage, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Cheyenne, WY","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:46:21","attorney_canonical_keys":"|richard-gage|","firm_canonical_key":"richard-gage","package_title":"FLOYD v. 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