{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00654","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00654-0","petitioner_identifier":"Peggy Gordon","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"trivalent influenza","vaccination_date":"2012-12-07","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”) and acute and chronic respiratory failure","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":225000,"decision_date":"2017-12-15","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:47:19.467276+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Peggy Gordon alleged that a December 7, 2012, trivalent influenza vaccination caused Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and acute and chronic respiratory failure. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, agreeing to an award. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopted the stipulation, awarding $225,000.00 as a lump sum. The public decision does not specify the theory of causation, mention any medical experts, or detail the mechanism of injury. The case was resolved via stipulation rather than litigation on the merits.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2015-06-24","case_summary":"On June 24, 2015, Peggy Gordon filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Ms. Gordon alleged that she suffered Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and acute and chronic respiratory failure caused by a trivalent influenza vaccination she received on December 7, 2012. She further alleged that she suffered the effects of her injury for more than six months and had not received compensation for her alleged vaccine-caused injury. The respondent denied that the petitioner's alleged injury was caused-in-fact by her flu vaccination and denied that the vaccine caused any other injury or her current condition. On May 22, 2017, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Ms. Gordon was awarded a lump sum of $225,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. Petitioner was represented by Kelly Burdette of Burdette Law, PLLC, and respondent was represented by Alexis Babcock of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Kelly Burdette","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Burdette Law, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Seattle, WA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|kelly-burdette|","firm_canonical_key":"burdette-law","package_title":"GORDON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00654","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00654.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00654.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00654-0","title":"GORDON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/22/2017) regarding 50 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer (Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2017-12-15","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00654/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00654-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":2683299,"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-00654/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00654-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00654-1","title":"GORDON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/15/2017) regarding 61 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (rp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-03-15","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}