{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01217","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01217-0","petitioner_identifier":"Nancy Sweeney","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2014-10-02","condition_raw":"left shoulder injuries, including Parsonage-Turner Syndrome (“PTS”)","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":75000,"decision_date":"2017-12-08","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:55:53.192854+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Nancy Sweeney alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on October 2, 2014, caused her left shoulder injuries, including Parsonage-Turner Syndrome (PTS). The respondent denied that the vaccine caused the alleged injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. The decision does not describe the specific medical mechanism, onset, symptoms, tests, or treatments related to the alleged injury. No experts were named in the public text. The award was $75,000.00 as a lump sum for all damages. The theory of causation was considered off-Table. The decision date was December 8, 2017, and the petition was filed on September 28, 2016. Attorneys involved were Paul R. Brazil for the petitioner and Lisa A. Watts for the respondent.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2016-09-28","case_summary":"Nancy Sweeney filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 28, 2016. She alleged that she suffered left shoulder injuries, including Parsonage-Turner Syndrome (PTS), caused in-fact by an influenza vaccine administered on October 2, 2014. Ms. Sweeney asserted that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she experienced residual effects for more than six months, and that there had been no prior award or settlement. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged PTS or any other injury, and further denied that her current disabilities were sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on April 26, 2017, agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the Court's decision. Ms. Sweeney was awarded a lump sum of $75,000.00, payable to her, as compensation for all damages. The decision was issued on December 8, 2017. Paul R. Brazil represented the petitioner, and Lisa A. Watts represented the respondent.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Paul R. Brazil","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Muller Brazil, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dresher, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|paul-brazil|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"SWEENEY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01217","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01217.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01217.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01217-0","title":"SWEENEY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/26/2017) regarding 19 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-12-08","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01217/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01217-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1293400,"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-01217/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01217-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01217-1","title":"SWEENEY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 06/01/2017) regarding 25 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2017-12-20","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}