{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00337","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00337-0","petitioner_identifier":"Ronni Cook","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2015-09-09","condition_raw":"left shoulder injuries","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":25250,"decision_date":"2019-05-06","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:06:18.951581+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Ronni Cook received an influenza vaccine on September 9, 2015, and alleged left shoulder injuries lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on May 6, 2019. The stipulation awarded $25,250.00. The public decision does not specify the theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury, stating only that the respondent denied causation and the parties stipulated to an award.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-03-06","case_summary":"Ronni Cook filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on March 6, 2018, alleging that she suffered left shoulder injuries as a result of an influenza vaccine received on September 9, 2015. She further alleged that her symptoms had lasted for more than six months. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's injuries. On May 6, 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. Ronni Cook was awarded a lump sum of $25,250.00 in compensation for all items of damages. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. Petitioner counsel was Bridget Candace McCullough of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent counsel was Traci R. Patton 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":"Ronni Cook","petitioner_attorney_name":"Bridget Candace McCullough","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Muller Brazil, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dresher, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:29","attorney_canonical_keys":"|bridget-mccullough|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"COOK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00337","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00337.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00337.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00337-0","title":"COOK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/07/2019) regarding 27 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-08-14","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00337/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00337-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":792676,"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-00337/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00337-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00337-1","title":"COOK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 06/28/2019) regarding 34 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-09-11","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}