{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00293","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00293-0","petitioner_identifier":"William Orth","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2017-09-28","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":70000,"decision_date":"2020-10-27","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:12:36.832886+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner William Orth alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on September 28, 2017. Respondent denied the alleged SIRVA Table injury and causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and awarded $70,000.00. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, onset, symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. The theory of causation is based on a Table injury, as indicated by the respondent's denial of a SIRVA Table injury. The award was a lump sum of $70,000.00. The decision date was October 27, 2020. Petitioner's counsel was Ronald Craig Homer, and respondent's counsel was Debra A. Filteau Begley.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-02-25","case_summary":"William Orth filed a petition on February 25, 2019, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. He alleged that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 28, 2017. Mr. Orth stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that he experienced residual effects from the injury for more than six months, and that no civil action had been filed nor compensation received for his alleged vaccine-caused injuries. The respondent denied that Mr. Orth sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused his alleged shoulder injuries or any other injury, and denied that his current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, on September 23, 2020, the parties filed a joint stipulation 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 William Orth a lump sum of $70,000.00, payable by check to the Petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages. The decision was issued on October 27, 2020. Petitioner was represented by Ronald Craig Homer of Conway, Homer, P.C., and respondent was represented by Debra A. Filteau Begley 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":"William Orth","petitioner_attorney_name":"Ronald Craig Homer","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Conway, Homer, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Boston, MA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:07","attorney_canonical_keys":"|ronald-homer|","firm_canonical_key":"conway-homer","package_title":"ORTH v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00293","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00293.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00293.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00293-0","title":"ORTH v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/23/2020) regarding 32 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-00293/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00293-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":363743,"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-00293/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00293-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00293-1","title":"ORTH v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/15/2021) regarding 40 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2021-04-14","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}