{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00616","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00616-0","petitioner_identifier":"David A. Johnson","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":200000,"decision_date":"2017-12-06","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:53:25.568945+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner David A. Johnson alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on September 28, 2015, caused Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and residual effects lasting over six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. The stipulation resulted in a $200,000.00 lump sum award for all damages. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury. The case was handled by petitioner's counsel Ezra A. Johnson and respondent's counsel Sarah Christina Duncan. The decision date was December 6, 2017.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-04-04","case_summary":"David A. Johnson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 25, 2016. He alleged that an influenza vaccine he received on September 28, 2015, caused him to suffer Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and its residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied that the influenza vaccine caused his GBS or any other injury. However, on April 4, 2017, the parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. David A. Johnson was awarded a lump sum of $200,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. Ezra A. Johnson represented the petitioner, and Sarah Christina Duncan represented the respondent.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Ezra A. Johnson","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Uhl Fitzsimmons Jewett & Burton, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"San Antonio, TX","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|ezra-johnson|","firm_canonical_key":"uhl-fitzsimmons-jewett-and-burton","package_title":"JOHNSON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00616","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00616.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00616.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00616-0","title":"JOHNSON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/04/2017) regarding 32 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-12-06","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00616/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00616-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":6738897,"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-00616/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00616-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00616-1","title":"JOHNSON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/03/2017) regarding 36 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-12-11","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}