{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_12-vv-00234","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_12-vv-00234-0","petitioner_identifier":"L.S.","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (minor - age not in source, verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2009-09-15","condition_raw":"developmental delay and/or verbal apraxia","condition_category":"developmental_delay_regression","autism_spectrum_adjacent":1,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":350000,"decision_date":"2015-02-13","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:29:25.389376+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioners alleged that L.S. suffered from developmental delay and/or verbal apraxia as a result of the influenza vaccine administered to Kelly Schultz while L.S. was in utero. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused L.S.'s alleged conditions. The parties reached a stipulation to resolve the matter, and Special Master Laura D. Millman awarded compensation. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, onset, symptoms, tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. The award was a lump sum of $350,000.00, made payable to Kelly Schultz in her individual capacity. The decision date was February 13, 2015. Petitioners' counsel was Ronald C. Homer, and respondent's counsel was Justine Walters.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2015-02-13","case_summary":"On April 11, 2012, Kelly Schultz filed a petition for vaccine compensation on behalf of her child, L.S., alleging that L.S. suffered from developmental delay and/or verbal apraxia as a result of an influenza vaccine administered to Kelly Schultz while L.S. was in utero. A second petition was filed on September 11, 2012, by Kelly and Peter Schultz, alleging that Kelly Schultz suffered from Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) as a result of her receipt of an influenza vaccine on September 15, 2009. The two petitions were joined on August 30, 2013. The respondent denied that the influenza vaccine caused Kelly Schultz's GBS or any other injury. The respondent also denied that L.S. received the influenza vaccination administered on September 15, 2009, and denied that the immunization caused L.S.'s alleged conditions. The respondent further denied that the claim on behalf of L.S. was legally tenable under the Vaccine Act. Despite these denials, the parties reached a stipulation to resolve the matter. Special Master Laura D. Millman adopted the stipulation, awarding compensation for L.S.'s alleged injury. The award was a lump sum of $350,000.00, representing all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The award was made payable to Kelly Schultz in her individual capacity. Ronald C. Homer represented the petitioners, and Justine Walters represented the respondent. The decision was issued on February 13, 2015.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"Laura D. Millman","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Ronald C. Homer","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Conway, Homer, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Boston, MA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|ronald-homer|","firm_canonical_key":"conway-homer","package_title":"SCHULTZ v. 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