{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00280","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00280-0","petitioner_identifier":"Rebecca C. Arana","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2012-10-05","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”) and Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (“LEMS”)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":175000,"decision_date":"2017-04-10","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:46:16.503766+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioners alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on October 5, 2012, caused Rebecca C. Arana to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS), and that her subsequent death was a sequela of these conditions. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, agreeing to an award of $175,000.00. Special Master Herbrina Sanders adopted the stipulation as the decision of the Court. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism by which the vaccine allegedly caused the alleged injuries and death.","is_death":1,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-03-13","case_summary":"Annette Dominguez and Lydia Fazekas, as personal representatives of the Estate of Rebecca C. Arana, filed a petition on March 13, 2017, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 5, 2012, caused Ms. Arana to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS). They further alleged that Ms. Arana's death was a sequela of these conditions. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused Ms. Arana's death or any other injury. However, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to an award of compensation. The stipulation stated that Petitioners would receive $175,000.00 as a lump sum for all damages. Special Master Herbrina Sanders found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Judgment was to be entered in accordance with the stipulation, with the parties having waived their right to seek review. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation. Petitioner counsel was Jeffrey S. Pop, and respondent counsel was Gordon E. Shemin.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Herbrina Sanders Young","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Jeffrey S. Pop","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Jeffrey S. Pop, Attorney at Law","petitioner_attorney_location":"Beverly Hills, CA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|jeffrey-pop|","firm_canonical_key":"jeffrey-s-pop-and-associates","package_title":"DOMINGUEZ et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00280","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00280.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00280.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00280-0","title":"DOMINGUEZ et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/13/2017) regarding 40 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Herbrina Sanders. (azc) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-04-10","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00280/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00280-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":3846501,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00280/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00280-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00280-1","title":"DOMINGUEZ et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 9/07/2017) regarding 49 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Special Master Herbrina Sanders. (azc) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-10-04","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}