{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01339","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01339-0","petitioner_identifier":"Ron Collier","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2013-10-18","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":85000,"decision_date":"2018-03-14","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T04:56:24.105171+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Ron Collier alleged that he suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on October 18, 2013. A ruling on entitlement issued on July 27, 2017, found petitioner entitled to compensation for GBS. Respondent filed a proffer on award of compensation on December 7, 2017, agreeing to an award of $85,000.00, which petitioner accepted. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey awarded petitioner a lump sum of $85,000.00. The public decision does not specify the theory of causation, the mechanism of injury, or name any experts. Petitioner was represented by Benjamin Scott Barnes, and respondent was represented by Glenn Alexander MacLeod.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2016-12-11","case_summary":"Ron Collier filed a petition for compensation on December 11, 2017, alleging that he suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine he received on October 18, 2013. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit. On July 27, 2017, a ruling on entitlement found Mr. Collier entitled to compensation for GBS. On December 7, 2017, the respondent filed a proffer on award of compensation, stating that Mr. Collier should be awarded $85,000.00 and that Mr. Collier agreed with this proffered award. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a decision awarding Mr. Collier a lump sum payment of $85,000.00 in the form of a check payable to him, representing compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. Mr. Collier is a competent adult. The public decision does not describe the onset, symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. Petitioner was represented by Benjamin Scott Barnes of Hall and Butler, and respondent was represented by Glenn Alexander MacLeod of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Benjamin Scott Barnes","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Hall and Butler","petitioner_attorney_location":"Bowie, MD","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|benjamin-barnes|","firm_canonical_key":"hall-and-butler","package_title":"COLLIER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01339","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01339.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01339.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01339-0","title":"COLLIER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/11/2017) regarding 33 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (rp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-03-14","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01339/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01339-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":113555,"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-01339/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01339-0"}]}