{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00239","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00239-0","petitioner_identifier":"Ronald M. Allen","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2015-09-28","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":418000,"decision_date":"2017-06-14","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:52:01.910174+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner alleged that the influenza vaccine administered on September 28, 2015, caused Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), which subsequently led to the death of Ronald M. Allen on October 23, 2015. Respondent denied the alleged vaccine causation. The case was resolved via a joint stipulation for compensation, with the parties agreeing to an award without a detailed factual or medical basis presented in the public decision. The public text does not specify the theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism by which the vaccine allegedly caused GBS and death. The award was a lump sum of $418,000.00. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey approved the stipulation on June 14, 2017. Petitioner counsel was Leah V. Durant, and respondent counsel was Lara A. Englund.","is_death":1,"date_of_death":"2015-10-23","petition_filed_date":"2017-01-13","case_summary":"Mary Sue Allen, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ronald M. Allen, filed a petition on January 13, 2017, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The petition alleged that Ronald M. Allen's death on October 23, 2015, was a result of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) caused by an influenza vaccine he received on September 28, 2015. Mr. Allen received the vaccination in the United States. Petitioner stated that no prior civil action for damages had been filed on Mr. Allen's behalf for his alleged injury and death. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused Mr. Allen to suffer GBS or any other injury, and further denied that his death was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation on January 13, 2017. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation to be reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded the petitioner a lump sum of $418,000.00, payable to Mary Sue Allen as Legal Representative of the Estate of Ronald M. Allen, 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. Petitioner was represented by Leah V. Durant of the Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, and respondent was represented by Lara A. Englund of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Leah V. Durant","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|leah-durant|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-leah-v-durant","package_title":"ALLEN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00239","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00239.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00239.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00239-0","title":"ALLEN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 01/13/2017) regarding 30 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-06-14","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00239/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00239-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1366783,"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-00239/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00239-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00239-1","title":"ALLEN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 8/14/2017) regarding 37 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (rp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-01-29","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}