{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01601","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01601-0","petitioner_identifier":"Mark Ferrara","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2014-10-20","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2020-07-24","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T02:53:05.201850+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Mark Ferrara alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on October 20, 2014. The petition was filed on October 20, 2017. The case was dismissed for insufficient proof on July 24, 2020, by Special Master Herbrina Sanders. Petitioner conceded inability to prove entitlement, citing insufficient evidence and lack of a supportive expert opinion. The record did not demonstrate a \"Table Injury\" or provide persuasive evidence of vaccine causation. Petitioner's counsel was Donald P. Edwards, and Respondent's counsel was Althea W. Davis. No award was made.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-10-20","case_summary":"Mark Ferrara filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 20, 2017, alleging he developed a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 20, 2014. The petition was filed with the Court of Federal Claims. The record did not contain sufficient evidence to prove entitlement to compensation. Petitioner filed an unopposed motion to dismiss his petition on October 7, 2019, conceding that he would be unable to prove entitlement to compensation and that further proceedings would be an inefficient use of resources. Respondent did not object to the dismissal. To receive compensation, Petitioner must prove either a \"Table Injury\" corresponding to the vaccination or that the injury was caused by the vaccine. The record did not contain evidence of a \"Table Injury\" or persuasive evidence that the alleged injury was caused by the flu vaccine. The petition must be supported by medical records or a competent physician's opinion, neither of which was sufficiently present in the record. Petitioner did not file a supportive expert opinion. Consequently, the case was dismissed for insufficient proof by Special Master Herbrina Sanders on July 24, 2020. Donald P. Edwards represented the Petitioner, and Althea W. Davis represented the Respondent.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Herbrina Sanders Young","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Donald P. Edwards","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Office of Donald P. Edwards","petitioner_attorney_location":"Atlanta, GA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|donald-edwards|","firm_canonical_key":"law-office-of-donald-p-edwards","package_title":"FERRARA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01601","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01601.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01601.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01601-0","title":"FERRARA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 6/24/2020) regarding 48 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Special Master Herbrina Sanders. (arm) Service on parties made. (Main Document 51 replaced on 7/24/2020 to correct keywords) (sw).","date_issued":"2020-07-23","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01601/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01601-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":240238,"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-01601/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01601-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01601-1","title":"FERRARA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/05/2021) regarding 54 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Special Master Herbrina Sanders. (kp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2021-04-05","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}