{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00621","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00621-0","petitioner_identifier":"Beverly Hicks","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":null,"condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":55000,"decision_date":"2020-10-13","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:13:38.492225+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Beverly Hicks alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on October 6 or 9, 2017. Respondent denied that the vaccine caused the injury or a SIRVA Table injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation on September 3, 2020, agreeing to an award. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision. Petitioner was awarded $55,000.00 as a lump sum. The public decision does not specify the mechanism of injury, medical experts, or detailed evidence presented, but indicates the case falls under the \"Table\" for SIRVA injuries. Petitioner was represented by Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law, LLC, and respondent by the U.S. Department of Justice. The decision date was October 13, 2020.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-04-26","case_summary":"Beverly Hicks filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 26, 2019. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccination administered on either October 6, 2017, or October 9, 2017. Ms. Hicks stated that she received the vaccines in the United States, experienced residual effects of her injury for more than six months, and had no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages related to her condition. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused Ms. Hicks's right shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that she sustained a SIRVA Table injury. Despite the respondent's denial, on September 3, 2020, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. Ms. Hicks was awarded a lump sum of $55,000.00, payable to her, as compensation for all items of damages. The decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case. Petitioner was represented by Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law, LLC, and respondent was represented by 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":"Beverly Hicks","petitioner_attorney_name":"Kenneth W. Thayer, III","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law, LLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Ewing, NJ","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:07","attorney_canonical_keys":"|kenneth-thayer|","firm_canonical_key":"brandon-j-broderick","package_title":"HICKS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00621","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00621.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00621.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00621-0","title":"HICKS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/09/2020) regarding 31 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-10-13","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00621/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00621-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":362567,"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-00621/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00621-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00621-1","title":"HICKS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/05/2021) regarding 39 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2021-05-06","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}