{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01114","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01114-0","petitioner_identifier":"Sophia Peer","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2016-10-22","condition_raw":"Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":25000,"decision_date":"2019-11-21","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:08:55.193152+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Sophia Peer filed a petition on July 31, 2018, alleging a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on October 22, 2016. The respondent denied the alleged SIRVA and causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopted the stipulation, awarding Sophia Peer $25,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages. The case was settled as a Table injury claim. Petitioner was represented by Bridget Candace McCullough, and respondent was represented by Julia Marter Collison. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed clinical facts beyond the alleged SIRVA.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-07-31","case_summary":"Sophia Peer filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on July 31, 2018, alleging a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) resulting from an influenza vaccine administered on October 22, 2016. Ms. Peer stated the vaccine was given in the United States and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months, with no prior award or settlement. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's alleged SIRVA or any other injury. Despite these positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it. Sophia Peer was awarded a lump sum of $25,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages. The case was settled as a Table injury claim. Petitioner was represented by Bridget Candace McCullough of Muller Brazil, LLP, and the respondent was represented by Julia Marter Collison 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":"Sophia Peer","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 23:45:22","attorney_canonical_keys":"|bridget-mccullough|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"PEER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01114","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01114.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01114.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01114-0","title":"PEER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/18/2019) regarding 32 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2019-11-21","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01114/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01114-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":2014967,"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-01114/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01114-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01114-1","title":"PEER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/18/2019) regarding 38 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (sw) Service on parties made. Modified on 11/26/2019 to replace PDF (sw).","date_issued":"2019-11-26","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}