{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00724","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00724-0","petitioner_identifier":"Thomas Reece","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2014-10-31","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré syndrome (“GBS”)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":646322,"decision_date":"2017-01-17","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:47:34.896260+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Thomas Reece alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on or about October 31, 2014, caused him to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation to settle the case. The Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $646,322.67 for first-year life care expenses, lost earnings, pain and suffering, and past unreimbursable expenses, plus an amount to purchase an annuity. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism by which the vaccine allegedly caused GBS. The decision date was January 17, 2017. Attorneys were Michael G. McLaren for the petitioner and Amy P. Kokot for the respondent. Special Master Laura D. Millman issued the decision.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-01-17","case_summary":"Thomas Reece filed a petition on January 17, 2017, alleging that his receipt of an influenza vaccine on or about October 31, 2014, caused him to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and that he experienced residual effects for more than six months. The Secretary of Health and Human Services denied that the flu vaccine caused Mr. Reece's GBS or any other injury. The parties reached a settlement agreement to resolve the case. Special Master Laura D. Millman adopted the stipulation and awarded compensation. The award included a lump sum of $646,322.67, which represented compensation for first-year life care expenses ($66,852.81), lost earnings ($332,793.86), pain and suffering ($235,000.00), and past unreimbursable expenses ($11,676.00). This lump sum was to be paid via check to the petitioner. Additionally, an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity contract, as described in the stipulation, was awarded and to be paid to the life insurance company from which the annuity would be purchased. The decision was issued on January 17, 2017. Michael G. McLaren represented the petitioner, and Amy P. Kokot represented the respondent. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Laura D. Millman","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Michael G. McLaren","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Memphis, TN","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|michael-mclaren|","firm_canonical_key":"black-mclaren-jones-ryland-and-griffee","package_title":"REECE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00724","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00724.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00724.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00724-0","title":"REECE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 01/17/2017) regarding 32 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Laura D Millman. (tlf) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-02-14","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00724/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00724-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":2514549,"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-00724/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00724-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00724-1","title":"REECE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/17/2017) regarding 39 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Special Master Laura D Millman. (tlf) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-05-12","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}