{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00519","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00519-0","petitioner_identifier":"Janice Shelly","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2015-11-20","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":98000,"decision_date":"2019-11-18","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:06:53.199866+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":2,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Janice Shelly alleged that she suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) caused-in-fact by an influenza vaccine administered on November 20, 2015, and experienced residual effects for more than six months. Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a GBS Table injury or that the flu vaccine caused her alleged GBS. The parties filed a joint stipulation to settle the case. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopted the stipulation, awarding petitioner $98,000.00 as compensation for all damages. The stipulation noted that the award represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and damages and is not an admission by the United States that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's alleged GBS. The public decision does not describe the specific medical experts, clinical details of the GBS onset or progression, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the specific mechanism of causation. The theory of causation is described as 'Off-Table' in the provided database fields, indicating it was not a condition listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-04-09","case_summary":"Janice Shelly filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 9, 2018, alleging that she suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) caused by an influenza vaccine administered on November 20, 2015. She also received a pneumococcal vaccine on the same day. Petitioner alleged that she experienced residual effects of her GBS for more than six months. Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a GBS Table injury and denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged GBS or any other injury. Despite these positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopted the stipulation, awarding Janice Shelly $98,000.00 as compensation for all damages available under the program. This amount represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and damages. Petitioner was represented by Lawrence R. Cohan of Anapol Weiss, and respondent was represented by Voris Edward Johnson 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":"Janice Shelly","petitioner_attorney_name":"Lawrence R. Cohan","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Anapol Weiss","petitioner_attorney_location":"Philadelphia, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:22","attorney_canonical_keys":"|lawrence-cohan|","firm_canonical_key":"anapol-weiss","package_title":"SHELLY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00519","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00519.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00519.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00519-0","title":"SHELLY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/09/2019) regarding 39 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (ypb) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-11-18","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00519/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00519-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":549002,"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-00519/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00519-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00519-1","title":"SHELLY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/21/2020) regarding 48 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-09-21","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}