{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00778","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00778-0","petitioner_identifier":"Constance J. Sabins","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"Td","vaccination_date":"2016-10-01","condition_raw":"SIRVA, bursitis, and tendinopathy","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":35000,"decision_date":"2018-10-31","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:01:03.969401+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Constance J. Sabins alleged that a Td vaccination on October 1, 2016, caused SIRVA, bursitis, and tendinopathy. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. The stipulation resulted in an award of $35,000.00. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism by which the vaccine allegedly caused the injuries. Petitioner's counsel was Nancy Routh Meyers, and respondent's counsel was Amy Paula Kokot. The decision was issued on October 31, 2018.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-06-12","case_summary":"Constance J. Sabins filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 12, 2017. She alleged that a tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) vaccination received on October 1, 2016, caused her to suffer a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), bursitis, and tendinopathy. The petition stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that there had been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages. The respondent denied that the Td vaccine caused the alleged injuries. On October 2, 2018, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Constance J. Sabins was awarded a lump sum of $35,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages. Petitioner's counsel was Nancy Routh Meyers of Ward Black Law. Respondent's counsel was Amy Paula Kokot of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, or treatments. The specific mechanism of causation was not detailed in the public decision.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Nancy Routh Meyers","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Ward Black Law","petitioner_attorney_location":"Greensboro, NC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|nancy-meyers|","firm_canonical_key":"ward-black-law","package_title":"SABINS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00778","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00778.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00778.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00778-0","title":"SABINS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/02/2018) regarding 41 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer (Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-10-31","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00778/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00778-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1064534,"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-00778/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00778-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00778-1","title":"SABINS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/21/2018) regarding 48 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-01-15","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}