{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00170","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00170-1","petitioner_identifier":"Thaddee Michaud","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2013-10-02","condition_raw":"Guillian-Barré Syndrome","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":160000,"decision_date":"2015-10-22","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:45:52.514074+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Thaddee Michaud alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on October 2, 2013, caused him to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied causation. The parties entered into a joint stipulation for compensation, agreeing to a lump sum award of $160,000.00 for all damages. Attorneys' fees and costs were subsequently stipulated at $23,216.08, jointly payable to the petitioner and his counsel, Alison H. Haskins. Special Master Thomas L. Gowen approved both stipulations. The public decision does not detail the specific medical experts, the proposed mechanism of causation, or the evidence considered beyond the stipulation. The theory of causation is based on the petitioner's allegation and the parties' agreement to compensate, rather than a detailed finding of fact or expert medical opinion presented in the public decision.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2015-09-29","case_summary":"Thaddee Michaud filed a petition on February 23, 2015, alleging that he developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine on October 2, 2013. He further alleged that he experienced residual effects of the injury for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccination caused petitioner's GBS or any other injury, and denied that his current disabilities were sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. Despite the respondent's denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to an award of compensation. Special Master Thomas L. Gowen reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable. The stipulation provided for a lump sum payment of $160,000.00 to Thaddee Michaud for all damages. The court approved this stipulation and awarded the compensation. Subsequently, on October 26, 2015, the parties filed another stipulation concerning attorneys' fees and costs. Petitioner requested a total award of $23,216.08 for attorneys' fees and costs, and the respondent did not object. Special Master Gowen granted this request, ordering that a check be issued jointly payable to Thaddee Michaud and his attorney, Alison H. Haskins of Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A., in the amount of $23,216.08. The clerk of the court was directed to enter judgment in accordance with the terms of both stipulations. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details of the GBS, diagnostic tests performed, or treatments received. The specific mechanism of causation was not detailed in the public decision.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Thomas L. Gowen","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Alison H. Haskins","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA","petitioner_attorney_location":"Sarasota, FL","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|alison-haskins|","firm_canonical_key":"maglio-christopher-and-toale","package_title":"MICHAUD v. 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