{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01460","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01460-0","petitioner_identifier":"Robert Carlyle Perdue, Jr.","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":58.83,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"trivalent influenza","vaccination_date":"2014-12-23","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":475000,"decision_date":"2017-04-20","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:50:41.998233+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner alleged that Robert Carlyle Perdue, Jr. received a trivalent influenza vaccine on December 23, 2014, and subsequently developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), which caused his death on January 25, 2015. Respondent denied that the vaccine caused GBS or that the death was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, and Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey approved a lump sum award of $475,000.00 to the estate. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism by which the vaccine allegedly caused GBS and death. Attorneys for the petitioner were Carrol M. Ching and for the respondent was Glenn A. MacLeod. The decision date was April 20, 2017.","is_death":1,"date_of_death":"2015-01-25","petition_filed_date":"2015-12-03","case_summary":"On December 3, 2015, Teresa Dianne Perdue, as Administrator of the Estate of Robert Carlyle Perdue, Jr., filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Petitioner alleged that Mr. Perdue received a trivalent influenza vaccine on December 23, 2014, and that his death on January 25, 2015, resulted from Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) caused by the vaccination. Mr. Perdue received the vaccination in the United States. Petitioner represented that there had been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages on Mr. Perdue's behalf as a result of his alleged injury and death. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused Mr. Perdue to suffer GBS or any other injury, and further denied that Mr. Perdue's death was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite the respondent's denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation on December 14, 2016. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. The parties stipulated that petitioner would receive a lump sum of $475,000.00, payable to Teresa Dianne Perdue as Legal Representative of the Estate of Robert Carlyle Perdue, Jr., representing compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation. The attorneys involved were Carrol M. Ching for the petitioner and Glenn A. MacLeod for 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":"Carrol M. Ching","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Lichtenstein Fishwick PLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Roanoke, VA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|carrol-ching|","firm_canonical_key":"lichtenstein-fishwick-plc","package_title":"PERDUE et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01460","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01460.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01460.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01460-0","title":"PERDUE et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/14/2016) regarding 31 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer (Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-04-20","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01460/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01460-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1457554,"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-01460/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01460-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01460-1","title":"PERDUE et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 7/21/2017) regarding 38 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (rp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-01-25","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}