{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01037","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01037-0","petitioner_identifier":"Regina O. Fletcher","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2015-01-11","condition_raw":"Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":150000,"decision_date":"2018-01-23","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:55:11.174714+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Regina O. Fletcher alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) caused by an influenza vaccine administered on January 11, 2015. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to an award. The public decision does not describe the specific medical theory of causation, expert testimony, or the mechanism of injury. The Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $150,000.00 for all damages. The decision was issued by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on January 23, 2018. Petitioner's counsel was Christopher Davidson Fletcher, and respondent's counsel was Linda Sara Renzi.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-07-14","case_summary":"Regina O. Fletcher filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on July 14, 2017, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) caused by an influenza vaccine administered on January 11, 2015. Ms. Fletcher stated the vaccination occurred in the United States and that the sequelae of her injury lasted for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged SIRVA or any other injury. On July 13, 2017, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. The Chief Special Master, Nora Beth Dorsey, found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. A lump sum of $150,000.00 was awarded to Ms. Fletcher as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. Petitioner was represented by Christopher Davidson Fletcher of Rawson, Merrigan & Litner, LLP, and respondent was represented by Linda Sara Renzi of the U.S. Department of Justice. Judgment was to be entered in accordance with this decision.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Christopher Davidson Fletcher","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Rawson, Merrigan & Litner, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Boston, MA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|christopher-fletcher|","firm_canonical_key":"rawson-merrigan-and-litner","package_title":"FLETCHER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01037","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01037.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01037.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01037-0","title":"FLETCHER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 7/14/2017) regarding 25 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (rp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-01-23","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01037/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01037-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1312516,"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-01037/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01037-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01037-1","title":"FLETCHER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 3/30/2018) regarding 39 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (rp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-05-31","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}