{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00414","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00414-0","petitioner_identifier":"Mary Ellen Lyons","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2016-09-29","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré syndrome (“GBS”) and chronic immune demyelinating polyneuropathy (“CIDP”)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":160000,"decision_date":"2020-03-25","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:06:33.359172+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Mary Ellen Lyons alleged that an influenza vaccine received on September 29, 2016, caused Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and chronic immune demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied causation and sequela. The case proceeded via joint stipulation, which was adopted by Special Master Christian J. Moran on March 25, 2020. The stipulation resulted in a $160,000.00 lump sum award for all damages. The theory of causation is based on the Vaccine Injury Table (Table) for GBS, as the influenza vaccine is listed in the Table. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or clinical evidence presented.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-03-20","case_summary":"Mary Ellen Lyons filed a petition for compensation on March 20, 2018, alleging that the influenza vaccine she received on September 29, 2016, caused her to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and chronic immune demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), and that she suffered residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied that the vaccine caused GBS, CIDP, or any other injury, and denied that her current disabilities were a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation. Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The decision awarded Mary Ellen Lyons a lump sum payment of $160,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all damages. The decision was filed on March 25, 2020. Petitioner counsel was Ronald C. Homer & Meredith Daniels of Conway, Homer, P.C., and respondent counsel was Glenn A. MacLeod of the United States Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Christian J. Moran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Meredith Daniels","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Conway, Homer, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Boston, MA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|meredith-daniels|","firm_canonical_key":"conway-homer","package_title":"LYONS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00414","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00414.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00414.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00414-0","title":"LYONS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 2/28/2020) regarding 57 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (abs) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-03-25","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00414/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00414-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":362159,"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-00414/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00414-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00414-1","title":"LYONS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/02/2020) regarding 66 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (nh) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-11-10","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}