{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00726","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00726-0","petitioner_identifier":"Alexander M. Beiting","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2015-10-23","condition_raw":"acute disseminated encephalomyelitis","condition_category":"encephalitis_encephalopathy","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":150000,"decision_date":"2018-09-06","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:00:50.920368+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Alexander M. Beiting received an influenza vaccine on October 23, 2015, and alleged it caused acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) with residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for award, agreeing to settle the case. The Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding Petitioner $150,000.00 as a lump sum for all damages. The influenza vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The public decision does not detail the specific medical mechanism, expert testimony, or evidence presented regarding causation, as the case was resolved via stipulation. The stipulation explicitly states it is not an admission of causation by the respondent. The award was made by Special Master Herbrina Sanders on September 6, 2018, based on a stipulation filed July 27, 2018. Petitioner's counsel was Glen Howard Sturtevant, Jr., and Respondent's counsel was Ann Donohue Martin.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-06-01","case_summary":"Alexander M. Beiting filed a petition for vaccine compensation on June 1, 2017, alleging that the influenza vaccine he received on October 23, 2015, caused him to suffer from acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the alleged injury. Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for an award on July 27, 2018. Special Master Herbrina Sanders reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation provided for a lump sum payment of $150,000.00 to Mr. Beiting, representing compensation for all damages available under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. This amount was to be paid as a check to the petitioner. The parties agreed that the stipulation represented a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages. As part of the agreement, Mr. Beiting released the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from any and all claims related to the influenza vaccination administered on October 23, 2015. The decision was entered on September 6, 2018. Petitioner was represented by Glen Howard Sturtevant, Jr. of Rawls Law Group, and respondent was represented by Ann Donohue Martin of the United States Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the medical expert opinions considered. 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