{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00668","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00668-0","petitioner_identifier":"Michael Choi","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2012-10-22","condition_raw":"adhesive capsulitis","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":92000,"decision_date":"2016-08-09","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:47:23.542701+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Michael Choi alleged that he suffered adhesive capsulitis as a result of his October 22, 2012 influenza vaccine. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's alleged injuries and residual effects. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury. Michael Choi was awarded $92,000.00 in a lump sum. The decision was made by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on August 9, 2016, based on a stipulation filed June 27, 2016. Petitioner was represented by Ronald Craig Homer, and respondent by Julia Wernett McInerny.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2015-06-29","case_summary":"Michael Choi filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 29, 2015, alleging that he suffered adhesive capsulitis as a result of his October 22, 2012 influenza vaccine. He further alleged that he experienced residual effects from this injury for more than six months and that no lawsuit had been filed or settlement received for this injury. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's alleged injuries and residual effects. Nevertheless, on June 27, 2016, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Michael Choi was awarded a lump sum of $92,000.00, payable to petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages. Petitioner's counsel was Ronald Craig Homer of Conway, Homer, and Chin-Caplan, PC, and respondent's counsel was Julia Wernett McInerny of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the onset, specific symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Ronald Craig Homer","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Conway, Homer, and Chin-Caplan, PC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Boston, MA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|ronald-homer|","firm_canonical_key":"conway-homer","package_title":"CHOI v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00668","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00668.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00668.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00668-0","title":"CHOI v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 06/27/2016) regarding 27 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer (Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-08-09","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00668/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00668-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1401386,"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-00668/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00668-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00668-1","title":"CHOI v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/29/2016) regarding 39 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-03-09","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}