{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01004","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01004-0","petitioner_identifier":"Gerald Sather","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2014-10-07","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":215000,"decision_date":"2017-06-07","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:54:56.452271+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Gerald Sather alleged Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccine administered on October 7, 2014. The respondent denied causation. The parties entered into a joint stipulation for damages, agreeing to a settlement award of $215,000.00 for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The stipulation stated that the influenza vaccine is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism by which the vaccine allegedly caused GBS. The award was made pursuant to the joint stipulation, approved by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen on June 7, 2017. Petitioner was represented by Howard Scott Gold, and respondent by Ann Donohue Martin.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2016-08-15","case_summary":"Gerald Sather filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 15, 2016, alleging that he suffered Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on October 7, 2014. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused petitioner's GBS. The parties, however, reached a joint stipulation for damages. Special Master Thomas L. Gowen reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded Gerald Sather a lump sum of $215,000.00, payable by check to petitioner, as compensation for all damages available under the program. This amount represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and/or damages. The decision was entered on June 7, 2017. Petitioner was represented by Howard Scott Gold of Gold Law Firm, LLC, and respondent was represented by Ann Donohue Martin of the United States Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Thomas L. Gowen","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Howard Scott Gold","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Gold Law Firm, LLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Wellesley Hills, MA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|howard-gold|","firm_canonical_key":"gold-law-firm","package_title":"SATHER v.SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01004","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01004.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01004.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01004-0","title":"SATHER v.SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/10/2017) regarding 17 DECISION Fees Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-06-07","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01004/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01004-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":416110,"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-01004/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01004-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01004-1","title":"SATHER v.SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/31/2017) regarding 27 DECISION of Special Master - Fees, ( Signed by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-06-29","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}