{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00126","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00126-0","petitioner_identifier":"Linda Skadra","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2017-01-10","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":30000,"decision_date":"2019-11-12","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T02:53:37.021440+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Linda Skadra alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine received on January 10, 2017, with symptoms persisting for over six months. The respondent denied a SIRVA Table injury and that the vaccine caused the condition. The parties reached a joint stipulation for settlement. The case was treated as a Table claim. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopted the stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $30,000.00 for all damages, including pain and suffering. Petitioner's counsel was William E. Cochran, Jr. Respondent's counsel was Jeffrey T. Sprague. The decision date was November 12, 2019.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-01-25","case_summary":"Linda Skadra filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 25, 2018, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on January 10, 2017. She claimed her symptoms persisted for more than six months. The respondent denied that Ms. Skadra sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her condition. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to a settlement. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the court's decision. Ms. Skadra was awarded a lump sum of $30,000.00, payable by check to her, as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act, including pain and suffering. This case proceeded as a Table claim, and the settlement resolved the issues between the parties. Petitioner was represented by William E. Cochran, Jr. of Black, McLaren, Jones, Ryland & Griffee, P.C. Respondent was represented by Jeffrey T. Sprague of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Linda Skadra","petitioner_attorney_name":"William E. Cochran, Jr.","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Memphis, TN","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:23","attorney_canonical_keys":"|william-cochran|","firm_canonical_key":"black-mclaren-jones-ryland-and-griffee","package_title":"SKADRA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00126","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00126.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00126.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00126-0","title":"SKADRA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/21/2019) regarding 37 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (ypb) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-11-12","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00126/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00126-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1592598,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00126/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00126-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00126-1","title":"SKADRA v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/11/2019) regarding 44 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-01-14","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}