{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01463","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01463-1","petitioner_identifier":"Genevieve Mergen-Barret","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2014-10-08","condition_raw":"allergic reaction and a shoulder injury","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":42500,"decision_date":"2022-03-14","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:53:18.565636+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Genevieve Mergen-Barret alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on October 8, 2014, caused an allergic reaction and a shoulder injury. Respondent denied that the alleged shoulder injury met the criteria for a Table injury within the Table time period and denied that the vaccine caused the alleged injury or any other condition. The parties resolved the case via joint stipulation, agreeing to a settlement award. The Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding $42,500.00 to the petitioner. The theory of causation was \"Off-Table\" as the parties stipulated to a resolution without a determination of Table eligibility or specific causation. The public decision does not name experts or detail the mechanism of injury.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-12-15","case_summary":"Genevieve Mergen-Barret filed a petition on December 15, 2017, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She alleged that an influenza vaccine received on October 8, 2014, caused an allergic reaction and a shoulder injury. The respondent denied that the petitioner sustained a shoulder injury as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table within the Table time period and further denied that the vaccine caused the alleged shoulder injury or any other injury or condition. Despite these denials, both parties agreed to settle the case through a joint stipulation filed on December 14, 2021. The stipulation stated that the issues could be settled and that a decision should be entered awarding the petitioner compensation. Special Master Katherine E. Oler reviewed the file and found the stipulation to be reasonable, adopting it as her decision. The stipulation awarded Genevieve Mergen-Barret a lump sum of $42,500.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The decision was made on March 14, 2022. Petitioner was represented by Joshua Whisler of The Whisler Law Firm, and respondent was represented by Camille Collett of the U.S. Department of Justice. 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