{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00016","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00016-0","petitioner_identifier":"Lauren Wood","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2016-10-03","condition_raw":"right shoulder injuries and brachial neuritis (Parsonage-Turner Syndrome)","condition_category":"brachial_neuritis","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":40000,"decision_date":"2020-10-27","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:11:48.446899+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Lauren Wood alleged that an influenza vaccine received on October 3, 2016, caused her to develop right shoulder injuries and brachial neuritis (Parsonage-Turner Syndrome). The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation. The public decision does not describe the specific medical theory of causation, expert testimony, or the mechanism of injury. The case was resolved via stipulation, and Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran awarded $40,000.00 as a lump sum. The decision date was October 27, 2020. Petitioner's counsel was Shealene Priscilla Mancuso, and respondent's counsel was Wei Kit Tai.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-01-03","case_summary":"Lauren Wood filed a petition on January 3, 2019, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on October 3, 2016, caused her to suffer right shoulder injuries and brachial neuritis, also known as Parsonage-Turner Syndrome. Ms. Wood stated that the vaccine was received in the United States and that the residual effects of her injury lasted for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the influenza vaccine caused Ms. Wood's alleged injuries. Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on September 23, 2020, agreeing to an award of compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as his decision. He awarded Lauren Wood a lump sum of $40,000.00, payable to Petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages. The decision was issued on October 27, 2020. Petitioner was represented by Shealene Priscilla Mancuso of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent was represented by Wei Kit Tai 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":"Lauren Wood","petitioner_attorney_name":"Shealene Priscilla Mancuso","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Muller Brazil, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dresher, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:07","attorney_canonical_keys":"|shealene-mancuso|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"WOOD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00016","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00016.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00016.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00016-0","title":"WOOD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/23/2020) regarding 31 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-10-27","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00016/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00016-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":368765,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00016/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00016-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00016-1","title":"WOOD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/20/2020) regarding 38 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-12-22","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}