{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01653","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01653-1","petitioner_identifier":"Nancy Spotanski","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2016-09-30","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":128357,"decision_date":"2020-06-12","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:10:38.108742+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":2,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Nancy Spotanski filed a petition alleging Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccination on September 30, 2016. The respondent conceded that the petitioner met the criteria of the Vaccine Injury Table, affording a presumption of causation for GBS occurring between three and forty-two days post-vaccination with no apparent alternative cause. This concession led to a ruling on entitlement on November 15, 2019, by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. A subsequent decision on June 12, 2020, by Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded $128,357.66, based on a proffer agreed to by both parties. The award consisted of $125,000.00 for pain and suffering and $3,357.66 for past unreimbursable expenses. The public text does not name specific medical experts, detail the mechanism of GBS causation beyond the Table presumption, or describe petitioner's specific symptoms or diagnostic findings. Petitioner's counsel was Theodore J. Hong, and respondent's counsel was Sarah Christina Duncan.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-10-25","case_summary":"Nancy Spotanski filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 25, 2018, alleging she suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccination received on September 30, 2016. The respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report on November 14, 2019, conceding that Ms. Spotanski met the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table, which provided a presumption of causation. This presumption applies when GBS onset occurs between three and forty-two days after a seasonal flu vaccination and no alternative cause is apparent. On November 15, 2019, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement, finding Ms. Spotanski entitled to compensation based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record. Subsequently, on May 12, 2020, the respondent filed a proffer on the award of compensation. The proffer recommended a total award of $128,357.66, which included $125,000.00 for pain and suffering (with projected pain and suffering reduced to net present value) and $3,357.66 for past unreimbursable expenses. Ms. Spotanski, who is a competent adult, agreed with the proffered award. On June 12, 2020, Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a decision awarding Ms. Spotanski the stipulated amount of $128,357.66 in the form of a check payable to her. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation beyond its relation to the Vaccine Injury Table. Petitioner was represented by Theodore J. Hong of Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, and respondent was represented by Sarah Christina Duncan of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Nancy Spotanski","petitioner_attorney_name":"Theodore J. 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