{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00980","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00980-0","petitioner_identifier":"Charlene Macomber","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2011-09-12","condition_raw":"hypotensive episode and encephalopathy","condition_category":"encephalitis_encephalopathy","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":75000,"decision_date":"2015-11-19","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:31:40.539171+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Charlene Macomber received an influenza vaccine on September 12, 2011, and filed a petition on December 12, 2013, alleging it caused a hypotensive episode and encephalopathy, with symptoms lasting over six months. This case proceeded as a Table claim, as the influenza vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The respondent denied causation. The parties stipulated to a settlement, and Special Master Christian J. Moran adopted the stipulation as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded a lump sum of $75,000.00 to Charlene Macomber for all damages under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a), with further proceedings to determine attorneys' fees and costs. Petitioner was represented by David C. Richards, and respondent by Darryl R. Wishard.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2013-12-12","case_summary":"Charlene Macomber filed a petition on December 12, 2013, seeking compensation for injuries allegedly related to receiving an influenza vaccine on September 12, 2011. Ms. Macomber alleged that the vaccine caused her to suffer a hypotensive episode and encephalopathy, and that her symptoms persisted for more than six months. The influenza vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused or significantly aggravated the petitioner's alleged injury or any other injuries, and denied that her current disabilities were the result of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties reached a joint stipulation to settle the matter. Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed and adopted the stipulation as the decision of the Court. The stipulation provided for a lump sum payment of $75,000.00, payable to Charlene Macomber, as compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The parties also agreed to submit to further proceedings for the award of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. The stipulation stated that it represented a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages claimed under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, as amended, and was not an admission by the United States or the Secretary that the vaccine caused or aggravated the alleged injury. Judgment was to be entered accordingly, unless a motion for review was filed. Petitioner was represented by David C. Richards of Christensen and Jensen, P.C., and respondent was represented by Darryl R. Wishard of the United States Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Christian J. Moran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"David C. 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