{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00523","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00523-0","petitioner_identifier":"Kathleen Amato","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"Tdap","vaccination_date":"2016-04-25","condition_raw":"Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":81500,"decision_date":"2018-10-18","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:00:01.763399+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Kathleen Amato alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) following a Tdap vaccination on April 25, 2016. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation on August 3, 2018, agreeing to an award. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and awarded $81,500.00 as a lump sum. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed clinical facts beyond the condition and vaccine. The theory of causation is based on the \"Table\" as indicated by the provided database fields, suggesting a presumed causation under the Vaccine Act's statutory framework, which was resolved via stipulation.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-04-13","case_summary":"Kathleen Amato filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 13, 2017. She alleged that she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) as a result of her Tetanus Diphtheria acellular Pertussis (Tdap) vaccination on April 25, 2016. Ms. Amato stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that she had not received a prior award or settlement for this injury. The respondent denied that the Tdap vaccine caused Ms. Amato's alleged shoulder injury and residual effects. On August 3, 2018, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Ms. Amato was awarded a lump sum of $81,500.00, payable to her, representing compensation for all available items of damages. Petitioner was represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant of the Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, and respondent was represented by Jennifer Leigh Reynaud 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":"Leah VaSahnja Durant","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|leah-durant|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-leah-v-durant","package_title":"AMATO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00523","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00523.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00523.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00523-0","title":"AMATO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/06/2018) regarding 29 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-10-18","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00523/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00523-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1470458,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00523/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00523-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00523-1","title":"AMATO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/10/2019) regarding 37 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-06-19","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}