{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00609","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00609-0","petitioner_identifier":"Harold Paddlety","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2011-09-26","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre Syndrome","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":356281,"decision_date":"2016-05-04","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:43:11.892134+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Harold Paddlety alleged that an influenza vaccination received on September 26, 2011, caused Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. The stipulation resulted in an award of $356,281.88, comprising $161,281.88 for Medicaid lien satisfaction and $195,000.00 for all remaining damages. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism by which the vaccine allegedly caused GBS. Petitioner counsel was Ronald Craig Homer, and respondent counsel was Claudia Barnes Gangi. The decision date was May 4, 2016.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2016-01-20","case_summary":"Harold Paddlety filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 20, 2016, alleging that he suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccination he received on September 26, 2011. Mr. Paddlety further alleged that he experienced residual effects from his injury for more than six months and had not received any prior award or settlement for his injury. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused Mr. Paddlety's alleged GBS or any other injury or disability. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation on January 19, 2016. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation to be reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the court. Under the terms of the stipulation, Mr. Paddlety was awarded a total of $356,281.88. This amount included a lump sum of $161,281.88 payable to Mr. Paddlety and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) to satisfy any Medicaid lien, and a separate lump sum of $195,000.00 payable to Mr. Paddlety for all remaining damages. The decision was entered on May 4, 2016. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case. Ronald Craig Homer represented the petitioner, and Claudia Barnes Gangi represented the respondent.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Ronald Craig Homer","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, 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":"PADDLETY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00609","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00609.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00609.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00609-0","title":"PADDLETY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 01/20/2016) regarding 39 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-05-04","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00609/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00609-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1443401,"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-00609/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00609-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00609-1","title":"PADDLETY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 06/29/2016) regarding 47 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-08-16","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}