{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01571","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01571-0","petitioner_identifier":"Michael Lusk","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":null,"condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":30000,"decision_date":"2022-04-18","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:10:23.509083+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Michael Lusk alleged Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccine. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, which Special Master Daniel T. Horner found reasonable and adopted. Petitioner was awarded a lump sum of $30,000.00. The public decision does not specify the theory of causation, the mechanism of injury, or any expert testimony. The decision date was April 18, 2022. Petitioner's counsel was Danielle Strait; respondent's counsel was Mallori Browne Openchowski.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-10-10","case_summary":"Michael Lusk filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 10, 2018, alleging that he suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) after receiving an influenza vaccine. He further alleged that he experienced residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's alleged GBS or any other injury, and further denied that his current disabilities are a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Nevertheless, on March 22, 2022, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages. Special Master Daniel T. Horner found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Michael Lusk was awarded a lump sum of $30,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages, payable by check to the petitioner. Petitioner's counsel was Danielle Strait of Maglio Christopher & Toale. Respondent's counsel was Mallori Browne Openchowski of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific date of vaccination, the specific onset date of GBS, the specific symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or any expert witnesses.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Daniel T. Horner","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Michael Lusk","petitioner_attorney_name":"Danielle Strait","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Maglio Christopher & Toale","petitioner_attorney_location":"Seattle, WA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:42","attorney_canonical_keys":"|danielle-strait|","firm_canonical_key":"maglio-christopher-and-toale","package_title":"LUSK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01571","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01571.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01571.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01571-0","title":"LUSK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 3/22/2022) regarding 50 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Daniel T. Horner. (tkp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-04-18","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01571/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01571-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":781546,"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-01571/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01571-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01571-1","title":"LUSK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/30/2022) regarding 57 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Special Master Daniel T. Horner. (kp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-01-13","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}