{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01783","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01783-0","petitioner_identifier":"Magalis Tijerina","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"hepatitis B","vaccination_date":"2016-11-17","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":120000,"decision_date":"2019-05-15","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:04:32.562627+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Magalis Tijerina alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following a hepatitis B vaccination on November 17, 2016. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation on March 15, 2019, agreeing to compensation. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopted the stipulation, awarding $120,000.00 as a lump sum for all damages, excluding attorneys' fees and costs. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, medical experts, or detailed clinical findings. The award was based on the joint stipulation of the parties.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2017-11-14","case_summary":"Magalis Tijerina filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 14, 2017. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a consequence of receiving a hepatitis B vaccination on November 17, 2016. Ms. Tijerina stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she experienced residual effects of her injury for more than six months, and that she had no prior award or settlement for this condition. The respondent denied that the hepatitis B immunization caused petitioner's alleged SIRVA or any other injuries. Nevertheless, on March 15, 2019, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to an award of compensation. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Ms. Tijerina was awarded a lump sum of $120,000.00, payable to her, as compensation for all items of damages, excluding attorneys' fees and costs. The decision was issued on May 15, 2019.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Magalis Tijerina","petitioner_attorney_name":"Alison H. Haskins","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA","petitioner_attorney_location":"Sarasota, FL","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:29","attorney_canonical_keys":"|alison-haskins|","firm_canonical_key":"maglio-christopher-and-toale","package_title":"TIJERINA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01783","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01783.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01783.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01783-0","title":"TIJERINA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/18/2019) regarding 32 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-05-15","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01783/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01783-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":462840,"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-01783/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01783-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01783-1","title":"TIJERINA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 5/14/2019) regarding 37 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (ypb) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-10-04","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}