{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00070","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00070-0","petitioner_identifier":"C.C.","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"MMR","vaccination_date":"2013-02-05","condition_raw":"immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2017-11-17","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:51:27.644708+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":2,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Jamie Spivak, on behalf of minor C.C., alleged that the MMR vaccine administered on February 5, 2013, and the varicella vaccine administered on February 28, 2013, caused C.C. to develop immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). The respondent denied causation. Despite the denial, the parties entered into a joint stipulation for damages, agreeing to an award. The Special Master adopted the stipulation. The award was structured as an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity contract, covering all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The theory of causation was presented as \"Off-Table\" in the provided data, and the public decision does not detail specific medical experts, clinical findings, or the proposed mechanism of injury beyond the general allegation of vaccine causation for ITP. Petitioner's counsel was Randall G. Knutson, and respondent's counsel was Althea W. Davis. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued the decision on November 17, 2017.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-03-02","case_summary":"Jamie Spivak, as the parent and natural guardian of a minor child, C.C., filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on March 2, 2017. C.C. received the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine on February 5, 2013, and the varicella vaccine on February 28, 2013. The petitioner alleged that C.C. was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) which was caused-in-fact by these vaccines. The petition stated that C.C. received the vaccines in the United States, suffered residual effects of ITP for more than six months, and had not received other compensation for the alleged vaccine injury. The respondent denied that the varicella or MMR vaccine caused C.C.'s ITP or any other injury. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages on March 2, 2017, 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. The parties stipulated that Jamie Spivak would receive compensation sufficient to purchase an annuity contract, representing all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision directed the clerk of the court to enter judgment in accordance with this decision. Petitioner's counsel was Randall G. Knutson of Knutson & Casey Law Firm, and respondent's counsel was Althea W. Davis of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the specific mechanism of causation.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Randall G. 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