{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01047","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01047-0","petitioner_identifier":"Joy Whittemore","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2016-10-22","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":50000,"decision_date":"2019-05-29","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:51:35.696134+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Joy Whittemore alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an October 22, 2016 influenza vaccination, with residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was approved by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on May 29, 2019. The stipulation resulted in a $50,000.00 lump sum award to the petitioner. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-03-19","case_summary":"Joy Whittemore filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 3, 2017, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of her October 22, 2016 influenza immunization. She further alleged that she experienced residual effects of this injury for more than six months and that there had been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages on her behalf as a result of her condition. The respondent denied that the petitioner's alleged SIRVA injury, or any other injury, was caused by a flu vaccination. Despite the respondent's denial, on March 19, 2019, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Pursuant to the stipulation, Joy Whittemore was awarded a lump sum of $50,000.00, to be paid in the form of a check payable to Ms. Whittemore. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Joy Whittemore","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":"2026-05-05 23:45:28","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leah-durant|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-leah-v-durant","package_title":"WHITTEMORE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01047","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01047.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01047.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01047-0","title":"WHITTEMORE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/19/2019) regarding 40 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-05-29","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01047/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01047-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":790207,"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-01047/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01047-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01047-1","title":"WHITTEMORE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/15/2019) regarding 48 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-12-30","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}