{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01409","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01409-1","petitioner_identifier":"Salah Hamad","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2017-12-23","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":474574,"decision_date":"2019-12-05","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T03:13:41.522031+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner alleged that Salah Hamad received an influenza vaccine on December 23, 2017, and subsequently developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), which resulted in his death on April 17, 2018. The respondent conceded that the decedent's injury met the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table for GBS following a flu vaccination, which provides a presumption of causation if onset occurs between three and forty-two days after vaccination and there is no apparent alternative cause. The Special Master ruled on entitlement based on this concession. The parties stipulated to an award of $474,574.44, comprising $250,000.00 for the death benefit, $215,000.00 for pain and suffering, and $9,574.44 for unreimbursable expenses. The decision was issued by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran on December 5, 2019, following a ruling on entitlement by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on July 30, 2019. Petitioner was represented by Clifford John Shoemaker, and respondent by Darryl R. Wishard. The public text does not detail specific medical experts, alternative causes considered, or the precise mechanism of GBS causation beyond the Table presumption.","is_death":1,"date_of_death":"2018-04-17","petition_filed_date":"2018-09-14","case_summary":"Mohamed Mohamed, as administrator for the estate of Salah Hamad, filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 14, 2018. The petition alleged that Salah Hamad received an influenza vaccination on December 23, 2017, and subsequently developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), which led to his death on April 17, 2018. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report on July 19, 2019, conceding that Mr. Hamad's injury met the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table for GBS following a seasonal flu vaccination, which affords a presumption of causation if the onset occurs between three and forty-two days after vaccination and there is no apparent alternative cause. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a ruling on entitlement on July 30, 2019, finding Mr. Hamad entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on October 4, 2019, the respondent filed a proffer on the award of compensation. The parties stipulated to an award of $474,574.44. This amount included $250,000.00 for the death benefit, $215,000.00 for pain and suffering, and $9,574.44 for unreimbursable expenses. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a decision on December 5, 2019, awarding the stipulated amount to the petitioner in the form of a check. The decision directed the clerk of the court to enter judgment in accordance with this award. Petitioner was represented by Clifford John Shoemaker of Shoemaker, Gentry, & Knickelbein, and respondent was represented by Darryl R. Wishard of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation beyond the Table criteria.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Clifford John Shoemaker","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Shoemaker, Gentry, & Knickelbein","petitioner_attorney_location":"Vienna, VA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|clifford-shoemaker|","firm_canonical_key":"shoemaker-gentry-and-knickelbein","package_title":"MOHAMED et al v. 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