{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01191","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01191-0","petitioner_identifier":"Nathaniel J. Boone","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2013-10-28","condition_raw":"transverse myelitis","condition_category":"transverse_myelitis","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":175000,"decision_date":"2019-07-11","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:55:44.956280+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":2,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner alleged that influenza and meningococcal vaccines received on October 28, 2013, caused transverse myelitis (TM). Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a stipulation for award, agreeing to compensation without admitting causation. Petitioner Leslie Stephens McKenzie, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Nathaniel J. Boone, received $25,000.00 for reimbursement of a State of North Carolina lien and $150,000.00 for all other damages, totaling $175,000.00. Special Master Herbrina Sanders adopted the stipulation as the decision of the Court on July 11, 2019. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, clinical details of the transverse myelitis, or the mechanism of injury.","is_death":1,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-09-23","case_summary":"On September 23, 2019, Nathaniel J. Boone filed a petition alleging that influenza and meningococcal vaccines administered on October 28, 2013, caused him to develop transverse myelitis. While the case was pending, Mr. Boone passed away and was substituted by Leslie Stephens McKenzie, as Personal Representative of his Estate. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccines caused Mr. Boone's transverse myelitis or his death. The parties subsequently filed a stipulation for award. The Special Master found the stipulation to be reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Petitioner, Leslie Stephens McKenzie, was awarded a total of $175,000.00. This amount included a lump sum of $25,000.00 to reimburse a lien from the State of North Carolina, payable jointly to Petitioner and the NC Division of Health Benefits, with Petitioner agreeing to endorse the check to the State of North Carolina. Additionally, Petitioner received a lump sum of $150,000.00 as compensation for all other damages. Judgment was to be entered in accordance with the terms of the stipulation.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Herbrina Sanders Young","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Nancy Routh Meyers","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Ward Black Law","petitioner_attorney_location":"Greensboro, NC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|nancy-meyers|","firm_canonical_key":"ward-black-law","package_title":"BOONE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01191","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01191.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01191.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01191-0","title":"BOONE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 5/3/2019) regarding 53 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Herbrina Sanders. (mkt) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-07-11","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01191/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01191-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":7549167,"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-01191/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01191-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01191-1","title":"BOONE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 07/10/2020) regarding 65 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Special Master Herbrina Sanders. (nh) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-08-10","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}