{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01018","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01018-0","petitioner_identifier":"Norman Larsen","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2013-09-10","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré syndrome","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":60000,"decision_date":"2018-09-19","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:44:31.877784+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine (September 10, 2013) alleged to cause Guillain-Barre Syndrome with residual effects more than six months. COMPENSATED by stipulation after respondent initially recommended denial. A February 12, 2018 hearing addressed factual discrepancies; respondent maintained no vaccine causation but entered settlement. Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation on September 19, 2018. Award: $60,000.00 lump sum payable to Norman Larsen for all section 15(a) damages. Attorney: Martin Jeffrey Rubenstein, Staten Island, NY.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2016-08-18","case_summary":"On August 18, 2016, Norman Larsen filed a Vaccine Program petition after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 10, 2013. He alleged that the vaccine caused Guillain-Barre Syndrome and that residual effects lasted more than six months.\n\nUnlike many stipulation-only decisions, the public decision notes that respondent initially recommended denial in the Rule 4(c) report. A hearing was held on February 12, 2018 to clarify factual discrepancies in the record. Respondent continued to maintain that the flu vaccine did not cause Larsen's injury, but agreed to participate in settlement negotiations after that proceeding.\n\nThe parties filed a stipulation on September 14, 2018. Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the record, found the stipulation reasonable, and adopted it on September 19, 2018. Larsen was awarded a lump sum of $60,000.00, payable to him, representing all damages available under section 15(a). He was represented by Martin Jeffrey Rubenstein of Martin Rubenstein in Staten Island, New York.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Norman Larsen","petitioner_attorney_name":"Martin Jeffrey Rubenstein","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Martin Rubenstein","petitioner_attorney_location":"Staten Island, NY","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:35","attorney_canonical_keys":"|martin-rubenstein|","firm_canonical_key":"martin-rubenstein","package_title":"LARSEN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01018","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01018.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01018.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01018-0","title":"LARSEN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 9/19/2018) Regarding 44 DECISION on Stipulation. (Signed by Special Master Brian H. Corcoran.)(mml) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-11-05","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01018/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01018-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":968558,"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-01018/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01018-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01018-1","title":"LARSEN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 02/06/2019) regarding 53 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (jm) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-02-25","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}