{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00461","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00461-0","petitioner_identifier":"Steven Patton","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2014-11-13","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre Syndrome","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":150000,"decision_date":"2017-12-08","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:52:49.197694+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Steven Patton alleged Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccination on November 13, 2014. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, clinical details of the GBS onset or progression, diagnostic tests, or treatments. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopted the stipulation, awarding $150,000.00 in a lump sum. The decision was issued on December 8, 2017. Petitioner was represented by Clifford Shoemaker, and respondent by Ryan Pyles.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-04-24","case_summary":"Steven Patton filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 24, 2017, alleging that he suffered from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccination administered on November 13, 2014. Mr. Patton asserted that the vaccine was given in the United States, that he experienced residual effects for more than six months, and that no prior award or settlement had been made for his condition. The respondent denied that the influenza immunization caused Mr. Patton's GBS. Despite this denial, the parties submitted a joint stipulation on April 21, 2017, agreeing to an award of compensation. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Mr. Patton was awarded a lump sum of $150,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision was issued on December 8, 2017. Petitioner's counsel was Clifford Shoemaker of Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein, and respondent's counsel was Ryan Pyles 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":"Clifford Shoemaker","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein","petitioner_attorney_location":"Vienna, VA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|clifford-shoemaker|","firm_canonical_key":"shoemaker-gentry-and-knickelbein","package_title":"PATTON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00461","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00461.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00461.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00461-0","title":"PATTON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/24/2017) regarding 40 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer (Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-12-08","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00461/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00461-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":478263,"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-00461/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00461-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00461-1","title":"PATTON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/24/2017) regarding 45 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-05-24","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}