{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00979","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00979-1","petitioner_identifier":"Felicia Wilson","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2012-09-25","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":150000,"decision_date":"2016-09-26","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:48:32.751197+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Felicia Wilson alleged that she suffered Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 25, 2012. Respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged GBS or any other injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, agreeing to an award. The public decision does not describe the specific medical theory of causation, expert testimony, or the mechanism by which the vaccine allegedly caused the GBS. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey approved the stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $150,000.00 for all items of damages. The decision was issued on September 26, 2016. Attorneys involved were Jeffrey S. Pop for the petitioner and Ryan Pyles for the respondent.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2015-09-04","case_summary":"Felicia Wilson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 4, 2015, alleging that she suffered injuries, including Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), which developed after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 25, 2012. She further alleged that her injury had effects lasting more than six months and that she had not filed a civil suit or received other compensation for her vaccine-caused injury. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged GBS or any other injury. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages on May 26, 2016, 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. Felicia Wilson was awarded a lump sum of $150,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision was issued on September 26, 2016. Jeffrey S. Pop represented the petitioner, and Ryan Pyles represented the respondent.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Jeffrey S. Pop","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Jeffrey S. Pop, Attorney at Law","petitioner_attorney_location":"Beverly Hills, CA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|jeffrey-pop|","firm_canonical_key":"jeffrey-s-pop-and-associates","package_title":"WILSON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00979","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00979.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00979.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00979-0","title":"WILSON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 07/06/2016) regarding 28 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-08-29","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00979-1","title":"WILSON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/27/2016) regarding 22 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-09-26","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00979/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00979-1/pdf","pdf_bytes":397406,"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-00979/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00979-1"}]}