{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00621","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00621-1","petitioner_identifier":"Latasha George","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2010-09-09","condition_raw":"SIRVA injury","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":1036839,"decision_date":"2014-07-07","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:30:22.046793+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Latasha George received a flu vaccine on September 9, 2010, and subsequently developed a SIRVA injury. The respondent conceded entitlement to compensation for this SIRVA injury in their Rule 4 Report filed on November 25, 2013. Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman adopted a proffer on award of compensation, resulting in a total award of $1,036,839.63. This award included $593,700.00 for lost future earnings, $124,582.91 for past lost earnings, $167,412.72 for pain and suffering, $86,845.00 for past unreimbursable expenses, and $64,299.00 for future medical expenses. Attorneys' fees and costs were awarded separately in the amount of $47,500.00. Petitioner was represented by Damon Louis Beard and respondent by Gordon Elliott Shemin. The decision was issued on March 24, 2014, with a subsequent decision on fees on July 7, 2014.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2013-08-29","case_summary":"Latasha George filed a petition on August 29, 2013, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She alleged injuries resulting from a flu vaccine administered on September 9, 2010. The respondent conceded that Ms. George was entitled to compensation for a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA). Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman issued a decision on March 24, 2014, adopting a proffer on the award of compensation. Ms. George was awarded a lump sum payment of $1,036,839.63. This amount comprised compensation for lost future earnings ($593,700.00), past lost earnings ($124,582.91), pain and suffering ($167,412.72), past unreimbursable expenses ($86,845.00), and future medical expenses ($64,299.00). All compensation was awarded under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Petitioner was represented by Damon Louis Beard of Lake Charles, LA, and respondent was represented by Gordon Elliott Shemin of Washington, DC. Subsequently, on June 13, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation concerning attorneys' fees and costs. Special Master Hamilton-Fieldman issued a decision on July 7, 2014, awarding a total of $47,500.00 for attorneys' fees and costs. This amount was to be paid in a check made payable jointly to Petitioner and Petitioner's counsel, Damon L. Beard, Esq. The petition was brought in good faith with a reasonable basis for the claim.","is_minor_inferred":null,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Damon Louis Beard","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Townsley Law Firm","petitioner_attorney_location":"Lake Charles, LA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|damon-beard|","firm_canonical_key":"townsley","package_title":"GEORGE v. 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