{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00033","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00033-0","petitioner_identifier":"Gloria Guerrero","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2014-10-16","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré Syndrome","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":230923,"decision_date":"2017-01-11","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:41:17.187345+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Gloria Guerrero alleged Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccine administered on October 16, 2014. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, which was approved by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on January 11, 2017. The stipulation resulted in an award of $230,923.50, consisting of $226,389.30 payable to petitioner and $4,534.20 payable jointly to petitioner and Presbyterian Centennial Care for a Medicaid lien. The specific theory of causation, medical experts, and the mechanism of injury were not detailed in the provided public decision text, as the case was resolved via stipulation. Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop, and respondent was represented by Claudia B. Gangi.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2016-10-13","case_summary":"Gloria Guerrero filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 7, 2016, alleging she suffered Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 16, 2014. She claimed residual effects from her injury for more than six months and stated she had not filed a civil suit or received other compensation for her alleged vaccine-caused injury. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's GBS or any other injury. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages on October 13, 2016. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the court's decision. The stipulation awarded Gloria Guerrero a total of $230,923.50. This amount was comprised of a lump sum payment of $226,389.30 payable to Gloria Guerrero and a lump sum payment of $4,534.20 payable jointly to Gloria Guerrero and Presbyterian Centennial Care to satisfy a State of New Mexico Medicaid lien. The award was intended to compensate for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision was issued on January 11, 2017. Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop, and respondent was represented by Claudia B. Gangi. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation.","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":"GUERRERO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00033","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00033.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00033.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00033-0","title":"GUERRERO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/13/2016) regarding 23 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-01-11","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00033/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00033-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1431406,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00033/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00033-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00033-1","title":"GUERRERO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/21/2016) regarding 30 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-03-02","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}