{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00974","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00974-0","petitioner_identifier":"David Davis","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2015-09-23","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":338304,"decision_date":"2018-04-11","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:54:52.506124+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner David Davis alleged that he suffered Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on September 23, 2015. A ruling on entitlement was issued on August 3, 2017, finding petitioner entitled to compensation. The respondent filed a proffer on award of compensation on December 1, 2017, which petitioner agreed with. The award included a lump sum of $269,910.66 for life care expenses, pain and suffering ($175,000.00), and past unreimbursable expenses ($670.36), plus $68,394.18 to satisfy a State of North Carolina Medicaid lien. An amount sufficient to purchase an annuity contract for future life care items was also awarded. The total award was $338,304.94. The decision was issued by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on April 11, 2018, with the original judgment date of December 7, 2017. The public decision does not detail the specific medical mechanism or expert testimony regarding the theory of causation, but the entitlement ruling found the injury vaccine-related. Petitioner counsel was Maximillian J. Muller, and respondent counsel was Lisa Ann Watts.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-12-06","case_summary":"David Davis filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 10, 2016, alleging he suffered Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on September 23, 2015. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit. On August 3, 2017, a ruling on entitlement was issued, finding Mr. Davis entitled to compensation for his GBS injury. On December 1, 2017, the respondent filed a proffer on the award of compensation, which Mr. Davis agreed with. The respondent's proffer included a lump sum of $269,910.66 for life care expenses, pain and suffering, and past unreimbursable expenses. Additionally, a lump sum payment of $68,394.18 was to satisfy the State of North Carolina Medicaid lien. The proffer also stipulated an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity contract for future life care items. The total lump sum award was $338,304.94. The decision, issued by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on April 11, 2018, directed the clerk of the court to enter judgment in accordance with the decision. The original judgment date was set for December 7, 2017. The respondent's proffer detailed the compensation, noting that life care planners Laura Fox and Roberta Hurley provided estimations for Mr. Davis's future needs. The award for pain and suffering was $175,000.00, and past unreimbursable expenses were $670.36. The annuity contract was to provide payments for life care items, with a 3% growth rate for non-medical items and a 5% growth rate for medical items, compounded annually from the date of judgment. Payments were to be made to Mr. Davis only as long as he was alive. Petitioner counsel was Maximillian J. 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