{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00727","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00727-0","petitioner_identifier":"John Deselm","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2013-01-11","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre syndrome (“GBS”)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":128000,"decision_date":"2016-05-06","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:37:52.359420+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner John Deselm alleged Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccination on January 11, 2013. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case. The Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding $128,000.00 as compensation for all damages under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The case proceeded as a Table claim, as GBS is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table for influenza vaccines. The decision was based on the joint stipulation, resolving liability and damages. Petitioner counsel: Isaiah Kalinowski. Respondent counsel: Darryl Wishard. Special Master: Nora Beth Dorsey. Decision date: May 6, 2016.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2016-02-23","case_summary":"John Deselm filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on February 23, 2016, alleging he suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) following his January 11, 2013, influenza vaccination. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused or significantly aggravated Mr. Deselm's alleged injuries or any other injury, and denied that his current disabilities were the result of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on February 23, 2016, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The parties stipulated that Mr. Deselm would receive a lump sum of $128,000.00, payable by check to petitioner. This amount was stipulated to represent compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The decision was based on this joint stipulation, resolving the issues of liability and damages. Petitioner was represented by Isaiah Kalinowski of Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA, and respondent was represented by Darryl Wishard of the U.S. Department of Justice. The stipulation noted that GBS is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table for influenza vaccines.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Isaiah Kalinowski","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|isaiah-kalinowski|","firm_canonical_key":"maglio-christopher-and-toale","package_title":"DESELM v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00727","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00727.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00727.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00727-0","title":"DESELM v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 02/23/2016) regarding 24 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-05-06","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00727/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00727-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":522951,"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-00727/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00727-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00727-1","title":"DESELM v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/17/2016) regarding 29 DECISION of Special Master - Fees (Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-05-12","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}