{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00908","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00908-0","petitioner_identifier":"Nancy Toner","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2011-09-29","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and/or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":481616,"decision_date":"2016-06-28","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T03:13:24.305659+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner alleged that Nancy Toner received an influenza vaccine on or about September 29, 2011, and subsequently developed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and/or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), which ultimately led to her death on August 12, 2014. Respondent denied any vaccine-related injury or death. The parties reached a stipulation to settle the case, and Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision. The stipulation awarded $6,616.93 for a Medicaid lien and $475,000.00 for all other damages, totaling $481,616.93. The specific medical experts, clinical details of the alleged GBS/CIDP, onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the precise mechanism of causation were not detailed in the public decision, as the case was resolved by stipulation. Petitioner was represented by Michael J. Williams, and Respondent by Gordon Elliot Shemin. The decision was issued on June 28, 2016.","is_death":1,"date_of_death":"2014-08-12","petition_filed_date":"2016-05-31","case_summary":"Nancy Toner's estate, represented by Anthony Mirra, filed a petition on September 26, 2014, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The petition alleged that Ms. Toner received an influenza vaccine on or about September 29, 2011, and subsequently suffered from Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and/or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). It was further alleged that Ms. Toner's death on August 12, 2014, was a sequela of her GBS and/or CIDP. The respondent denied that Ms. Toner suffered any injury as a result of the vaccine or that her death was a sequela of her alleged vaccine-related GBS/CIDP. Despite maintaining their respective positions, both parties agreed to settle the case through a stipulation filed on May 31, 2016. Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the file and found the stipulation to be reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the court. The stipulation awarded a lump sum of $6,616.93 to reimburse a State of New York Medicaid lien, payable jointly to Petitioner and the NYC Human Resources Administration. Additionally, a lump sum of $475,000.00 was awarded as compensation for all other damages, payable to Petitioner as Legal Representative of the Estate of Nancy Toner. The total award amounted to $481,616.93. Michael J. Williams of Cellino and Barnes, P.C. represented the Petitioner, and Gordon Elliot Shemin of the U.S. Department of Justice represented the Respondent. The decision was issued on June 28, 2016.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Michael J. Williams","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Cellino and Barnes, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Buffalo, NY","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|michael-williams|","firm_canonical_key":"cellino-and-barnes","package_title":"MIRRA et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00908","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00908.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00908.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00908-0","title":"MIRRA et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/31/2016) Regarding 28 DECISION Stipulation (Signed by Special Master Brian H. Corcoran). (ay) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-06-28","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00908/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00908-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1105892,"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-00908/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00908-0"}]}