{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00718","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00718-0","petitioner_identifier":"Sheila Chille","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"Tdap","vaccination_date":"2016-08-16","condition_raw":"left shoulder injury","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":62500,"decision_date":"2019-09-11","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:07:30.899454+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Sheila Chille alleged a left shoulder injury following a Tdap vaccination on August 16, 2016, with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied causation. The case proceeded as a Table claim for Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA). The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. Petitioner was awarded $62,500.00. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or the medical evidence considered, relying instead on the joint stipulation. Petitioner's counsel was John L. DeFazio, and respondent's counsel was Lara Ann Englund. The decision date was September 11, 2019.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-05-21","case_summary":"Sheila Chille filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 21, 2018. She alleged that she suffered a left shoulder injury as a result of receiving a Tetanus-Diphtheria-acellular Pertussis (Tdap) vaccination on August 16, 2016, and that she experienced residual effects of this injury for more than six months. The respondent denied that the Tdap vaccine caused the petitioner's alleged left shoulder injury or any other injury or her current condition. However, on June 20, 2019, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. The Chief Special Master, Nora Beth Dorsey, found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Ms. Chille was awarded a lump sum of $62,500.00, payable to her, as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The case proceeded as a Table claim for Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA). The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. Petitioner was represented by John L. DeFazio of Viola Cummings and Lindsay, LLP, and respondent was represented by Lara Ann Englund 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":"Sheila Chille","petitioner_attorney_name":"John L. DeFazio","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Viola Cummings and Lindsay, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Niagara Falls, NY","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:26","attorney_canonical_keys":"|john-defazio|","firm_canonical_key":"viola-cummings-and-lindsay","package_title":"CHILLE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00718","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00718.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00718.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00718-0","title":"CHILLE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 06/26/2019) regarding 22 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.) (mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-09-11","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00718/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00718-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":3124443,"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-00718/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00718-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00718-1","title":"CHILLE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/30/2019) regarding 29 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ypb) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-12-26","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}