{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01629","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01629-0","petitioner_identifier":"Dr. Timothy Moore","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2016-12-02","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2020-08-13","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:10:33.100299+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Patricia Moore alleged that her deceased husband, Dr. Timothy Moore, developed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine received on December 2, 2016. The petition was filed on October 23, 2018. The Special Master, Herbrina Sanders, dismissed the case for insufficient proof. The decision noted that the record did not contain evidence of a \"Table Injury\" nor persuasive evidence that the alleged GBS was caused by the flu vaccine. The medical records were deemed insufficient to prove the claim, and no expert opinion was filed. Petitioner conceded she would likely be unable to establish entitlement. The case was dismissed on August 13, 2020.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-10-23","case_summary":"Patricia Moore filed a petition on October 23, 2018, on behalf of her deceased husband, Dr. Timothy Moore, alleging that he developed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine he received on December 2, 2016. The petition was filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The Special Master's decision notes that the information in the record did not demonstrate entitlement to compensation under the Program. Petitioner later filed an unopposed motion to dismiss the petition on July 9, 2020, conceding that she would likely be unable to establish entitlement to compensation and that further proceedings would be unreasonable and a waste of resources. Respondent had no objection to the dismissal. To receive compensation, Petitioner was required to prove either a \"Table Injury\" corresponding to the vaccination or that the injury was actually caused by the vaccine. The Special Master found that the record did not contain evidence of a \"Table Injury.\" Furthermore, the record lacked persuasive evidence that the alleged GBS was caused by the flu vaccine. The decision stated that medical records must be supported by medical records or the opinion of a competent physician, and in this case, the medical records were insufficient to prove the claim, and no supportive expert opinion was filed. Consequently, the case was dismissed for insufficient proof by Special Master Herbrina Sanders. The Clerk was ordered to enter judgment accordingly.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Herbrina Sanders Young","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Andrew D. Downing","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Phoenix, AZ","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|andrew-downing|","firm_canonical_key":"van-cott-and-talamante","package_title":"MOORE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01629","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01629.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01629.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01629-0","title":"MOORE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 7/16/2020) regarding 32 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Special Master Herbrina Sanders. (rs) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-08-13","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01629/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01629-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":197386,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'decision of special master'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01629/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01629-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01629-1","title":"MOORE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/13/2020) regarding 40 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Special Master Herbrina Sanders. (nh) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-12-15","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}