{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01577","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01577-0","petitioner_identifier":"A.C.","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (minor - age not in source, verified)","vaccine_type":null,"vaccination_date":null,"condition_raw":"death","condition_category":"death","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2016-07-21","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:41:03.181499+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Hope Doucet, on behalf of her deceased minor child A.C., filed a petition alleging that various vaccinations caused A.C.'s death. The petition was filed on December 28, 2015. The public decision does not specify the vaccines received or the date of vaccination. The petitioner moved for dismissal on July 21, 2016, acknowledging insufficient proof of causation. The Special Master found no evidence of a \"Table Injury\" and no medical expert opinion or other persuasive evidence in the record to establish that A.C.'s death was vaccine-caused. The case was dismissed for insufficient proof of entitlement by Special Master George L. Hastings on July 21, 2016. No award was made.","is_death":1,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2015-12-28","case_summary":"On December 28, 2015, Hope Doucet, on behalf of her deceased minor child A.C., filed a petition for vaccine compensation. The petition alleged that adverse reactions to various vaccinations caused A.C.'s death. The record did not contain evidence that A.C. suffered a \"Table Injury\" as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table, nor did it include a medical expert's opinion or other persuasive evidence to establish that the vaccination actually caused A.C.'s death. To be eligible for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, a petitioner must prove either a \"Table Injury\" or that the injury was actually caused by a vaccine, supported by medical records or a physician's opinion. In this case, the petitioner acknowledged an inability to prove entitlement and, on July 21, 2016, moved for a decision dismissing the petition due to insufficient proof of causation. Special Master George L. Hastings granted the motion, dismissing the case for insufficient proof of entitlement. No award was granted.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"George L. Hastings Jr.","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_firm":null,"petitioner_attorney_location":null,"adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":null,"firm_canonical_key":null,"package_title":"DOUCET et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01577","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01577.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01577.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01577-0","title":"DOUCET et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 7/21/16) regarding 28 DECISION of Special Master Signed by Special Master George L. Hastings. (jtl) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-08-12","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01577/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01577-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":179413,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'decision of special master'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01577/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01577-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01577-1","title":"DOUCET et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 9/13/2016) regarding 35 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Special Master George L. Hastings. (jtl) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2016-10-13","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}