{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00041","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00041-0","petitioner_identifier":"James Heyward","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"hepatitis B","vaccination_date":"2012-12-18","condition_raw":"brachial neuritis","condition_category":"brachial_neuritis","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":85000,"decision_date":"2016-07-14","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:31:59.655851+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner James Heyward alleged that the hepatitis B vaccine administered on December 18, 2012, caused brachial neuritis, an injury listed on the Vaccine Injury Table, with residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a settlement via joint stipulation, which was adopted by Special Master Christian J. Moran. The stipulation resulted in a $85,000.00 lump sum award to Mr. Heyward. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or clinical evidence presented, relying instead on the agreed-upon stipulation for resolution. The petition was filed on January 16, 2014, and the decision was issued on July 14, 2016. Attorneys involved were Danielle A. Strait for the petitioner and Claudia B. Gangi for the respondent.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2014-01-16","case_summary":"James Heyward filed a petition for compensation on January 16, 2014, alleging that the hepatitis B vaccine he received on December 18, 2012, caused him to suffer brachial neuritis. The hepatitis B vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Mr. Heyward further alleged that he suffered residual effects from this injury for more than six months. Respondent denied that the hepatitis B vaccine caused Mr. Heyward's brachial neuritis or any other injury. The parties, represented by Danielle A. Strait for the petitioner and Claudia B. Gangi for the respondent, subsequently filed a joint stipulation agreeing to a settlement. Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Mr. Heyward was awarded a lump sum payment of $85,000.00, payable to him, as compensation for all damages. The decision and award were issued on July 14, 2016. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical details of the brachial neuritis, diagnostic tests performed, or treatments received. No medical experts were named in the public decision.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Christian J. Moran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Danielle A. Strait","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Maglio Christopher and Toale","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|danielle-strait|","firm_canonical_key":"maglio-christopher-and-toale","package_title":"HEYWARD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00041","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00041.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00041.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00041-0","title":"HEYWARD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 6/23/16) regarding 67 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (dh) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-07-14","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00041/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00041-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1379229,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00041/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00041-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00041-1","title":"HEYWARD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 3/29/17) regarding 79 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (dh) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-04-25","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}