{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01211","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01211-0","petitioner_identifier":"Jiangyue Wang","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2015-11-05","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":192000,"decision_date":"2020-01-10","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:55:50.442207+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Jiangyue Wang alleged Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and other injuries following an influenza vaccine administered on November 5, 2015. The respondent did not contest entitlement to compensation for GBS but denied causation for other alleged injuries. The parties stipulated to a settlement. The Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding $192,000.00 in damages. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation for GBS, the mechanism, expert testimony, or clinical details of the alleged injuries or treatments. The decision was issued by Special Master Katherine E. Oler on January 10, 2020. Petitioner counsel was Michael G. McLaren, and respondent counsel was Lara A. Englund.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-08-22","case_summary":"Jiangyue Wang filed a petition on August 22, 2019, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and other alleged injuries. The petitioner received an influenza vaccine on November 5, 2015. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, did not contest the petitioner's entitlement to compensation for GBS. However, the respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused the petitioner's alleged inflammatory polyarthropathy or any other injury or current condition. The parties reached a joint stipulation on August 22, 2019, agreeing that the issues could be settled and that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. Special Master Katherine E. Oler reviewed the file and concluded that the stipulation was reasonable, adopting it as the decision. The stipulation awarded Jiangyue Wang a lump sum of $192,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The decision was issued on January 10, 2020. Michael G. McLaren represented the petitioner, and Lara A. Englund represented the respondent.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Katherine E. Oler","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Michael G. McLaren","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee","petitioner_attorney_location":"Memphis, TN","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|michael-mclaren|","firm_canonical_key":"black-mclaren-jones-ryland-and-griffee","package_title":"WANG v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01211","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01211.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01211.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01211-0","title":"WANG v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 8/22/19) regarding 64 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Katherine E. Oler. (aa) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-01-10","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01211/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01211-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1262366,"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-01211/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01211-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01211-1","title":"WANG v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/20/2020) regarding 71 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Special Master Katherine E. Oler. (nh) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-05-14","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}