{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00469","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00469-0","petitioner_identifier":"Joseph Stout","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2012-11-30","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":165000,"decision_date":"2016-04-01","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:46:50.577311+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Joseph Stout alleged Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccine administered on or about November 30, 2012. The respondent denied causation. The parties reached a settlement via stipulation filed March 10, 2016, agreeing to an award of compensation. The Special Master adopted the stipulation. Petitioner was awarded $165,000.00 for all damages. Attorneys' fees and costs of $23,091.28 were awarded jointly to petitioner and counsel Howard D. Mishkind. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2016-03-11","case_summary":"Petitioner Joseph Stout filed a claim under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on March 11, 2016, alleging he suffered Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and related complications as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine on or about November 30, 2012. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused Mr. Stout's GBS or any related medical problems. However, both parties agreed to settle the case through a stipulation filed on March 10, 2016, while maintaining their respective positions. Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation and found it to be reasonable, adopting it as the decision in the case. Petitioner was awarded a lump sum of $165,000.00, payable to him, as compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Additionally, a separate stipulation regarding attorneys' fees and costs was filed on March 10, 2016. Special Master Corcoran also found this stipulation reasonable and adopted it. This resulted in an award of a lump sum of $23,091.28, payable jointly to Mr. Stout and his attorney, Howard D. Mishkind, for all attorneys' fees and costs available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(e). The public decision does not describe the onset, specific symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation. Judgment was directed to be entered accordingly.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Howard Dale Mishkind","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Mishkind Law Firm Co., L.P.A.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Beachwood, OH","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|howard-mishkind|","firm_canonical_key":"mishkind","package_title":"STOUT v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00469","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00469.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00469.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00469-0","title":"STOUT v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 3/11/2016) regarding 19 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ag) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-04-01","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00469/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00469-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1050110,"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-00469/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00469-0"}]}