{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00875","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00875-0","petitioner_identifier":"E.M.","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"HPV","vaccination_date":null,"condition_raw":"transverse myelitis","condition_category":"transverse_myelitis","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2018-06-07","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:01:32.409934+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner E.M., a minor, by Brandy McCoy, alleged that HPV vaccines received on July 31, 2014, and November 10, 2014, caused transverse myelitis. The case was dismissed for insufficient proof. To receive compensation, Petitioner must prove either a Table Injury or that the vaccine actually caused the injury, supported by medical records or a competent medical expert. The public decision does not describe the specific medical records, expert opinions, or the mechanism of injury. No award was made. Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued the decision on June 7, 2018. Petitioner was represented by Clifford John Shoemaker, and Respondent by Traci Patton.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-04-02","case_summary":"On April 2, 2018, E.M., a minor, by his mother and natural guardian Brandy McCoy, filed a petition seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The petition alleged that the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines E.M. received on July 31, 2014, and November 10, 2014, caused him to suffer from transverse myelitis. After filing medical records and a Joint Statement of Completion, the Respondent filed a report contesting entitlement. The Special Master ordered the Petitioner to file an expert report by March 30, 2018. On that deadline, the Petitioner filed a motion to dismiss her claim, stating she would be unable to prove entitlement to compensation. The Special Master noted that to receive compensation, a petitioner must prove either a Table Injury or that the vaccine actually caused the injury, supported by medical records or a competent medical expert. As there was insufficient evidence of either kind, the case was dismissed for insufficient proof. The Clerk was ordered to enter judgment accordingly. The Special Master was Brian H. Corcoran. Petitioner's counsel was Clifford John Shoemaker. Respondent's counsel was Traci Patton.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Clifford John Shoemaker","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein","petitioner_attorney_location":"Vienna, VA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|clifford-shoemaker|","firm_canonical_key":"shoemaker-gentry-and-knickelbein","package_title":"E.M., et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00875","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00875.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00875.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00875-0","title":"E.M., et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 4/02/2018) Regarding 15 DECISION of Special Master (Signed by Special Master Brian H. Corcoran). (cr) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-06-07","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00875/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00875-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":261470,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'decision of special master'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00875/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00875-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00875-1","title":"E.M., et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/15/2018) Regarding 21 DECISION of Special Master - Fees (Signed by Special Master Brian H. Corcoran). (cr) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2018-11-30","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}