{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00252","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00252-0","petitioner_identifier":"Melanie Ickes","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2017-10-23","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":77000,"decision_date":"2020-10-26","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:12:29.595425+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Melanie Ickes alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on October 23, 2017. The respondent denied that the injury was a SIRVA Table injury or caused by the vaccine. The parties reached a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. The decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury or name any medical experts. The award was a lump sum of $77,000.00 for all damages. The theory of causation relied upon was a Table injury, as indicated by the respondent's denial of a \"SIRVA Table injury.\" The decision date was October 26, 2020. Petitioner's counsel was Jimmy A. Zgheib, and respondent's counsel was Jennifer Leigh Reynaud.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-02-13","case_summary":"Melanie Ickes filed a petition for compensation on February 13, 2019, on behalf of herself, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) resulting from an influenza vaccination received on October 23, 2017. Ms. Ickes stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, her condition had residual effects for more than six months, and she had not received prior compensation for this injury. The respondent denied that Ms. Ickes sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on September 23, 2020, agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as his decision. He awarded Ms. Ickes a lump sum of $77,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages. The decision was issued on October 26, 2020. Petitioner's counsel was Jimmy A. Zgheib of Zgheib Sayad, P.C., and respondent's counsel was Jennifer Leigh Reynaud 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":"Melanie Ickes","petitioner_attorney_name":"Jimmy A. Zgheib","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Zgheib Sayad, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"White Plains, NY","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:07","attorney_canonical_keys":"|james-zgheib|","firm_canonical_key":"zgheib-sayad","package_title":"ICKES v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00252","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00252.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00252.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00252-0","title":"ICKES v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/23/2020) regarding 27 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-10-26","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00252/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00252-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1193517,"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-00252/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00252-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00252-1","title":"ICKES v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/19/2021) regarding 33 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2021-04-21","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}