{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00071","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00071-0","petitioner_identifier":"Andrea Morgan","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2017-11-25","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) or significant aggravation of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":80000,"decision_date":"2023-03-28","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:03:46.403291+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Andrea Morgan received an influenza vaccine on November 25, 2017. She alleged developing Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) or aggravation of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) as a result. The respondent denied causation. The parties stipulated to a settlement, and Special Master Thomas L. Gowen adopted the stipulation on March 28, 2023, awarding $80,000.00. The public decision does not specify the medical mechanism, expert testimony, or detailed evidence supporting the theory of causation, nor does it describe the onset or specific clinical presentation of the alleged injury.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-01-15","case_summary":"Andrea Morgan filed a petition on January 15, 2019, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She alleged that after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 25, 2017, she developed Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) or suffered a significant aggravation of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP). The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused petitioner's condition or any other injury. The parties subsequently reached a stipulation to settle the case. The stipulation, filed on March 28, 2023, stated that the respondent agreed to award compensation to Ms. Morgan. Special Master Thomas L. Gowen adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms. Morgan a lump sum of $80,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all damages. The decision was issued on March 28, 2023. The public decision does not describe the petitioner's specific symptoms, medical history, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the names of any medical experts. The theory of causation is not detailed in the public decision.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Thomas L. Gowen","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Carol L. Gallagher","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Carol L. Gallagher, Esquire, LLC.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Somers Point, NJ","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|carol-gallagher|","firm_canonical_key":"carol-l-gallagher","package_title":"MORGAN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00071","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00071.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00071.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00071-0","title":"MORGAN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/28/2023) regarding 98 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen. (hs) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-05-22","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00071/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00071-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":739138,"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-00071/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00071-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00071-1","title":"MORGAN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 02/20/2024) regarding 105 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen. (jm) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2024-04-12","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}