{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01493","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01493-0","petitioner_identifier":"Yalawa Johnson","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-02-09","condition_raw":"left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":60000,"decision_date":"2022-01-10","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:09:53.118688+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Yalawa Johnson alleged a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on February 9, 2018. The petition alleged the injury met the definition of a Table SIRVA and resulted in residual effects for more than six months. Respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused the alleged injury or any other condition. The parties reached a joint stipulation for settlement, and Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision. The stipulation awarded Petitioner a lump sum of $60,000.00 for all damages. The stipulation explicitly stated that it was not an admission by the United States or the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's alleged left shoulder injury or any other injury or her current condition. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed clinical findings. Petitioner was represented by Ronald Craig Homer, and Respondent was represented by Mark Kim Hellie. The decision date was January 10, 2022.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-12-08","case_summary":"Yalawa Johnson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 8, 2021, alleging she suffered a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving the influenza vaccine on February 9, 2018. Petitioner contended that her injury met the definition of a Table SIRVA and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months. Respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged injury or any other condition. Despite these denials, the parties reached a joint stipulation for settlement. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the court's decision. The stipulation awarded Yalawa Johnson a lump sum of $60,000.00 as compensation for all damages available under the program. This award represents a negotiated settlement of liability and damages claimed under the Vaccine Act. Petitioner was represented by Ronald Craig Homer of Conway, Homer, P.C., and Respondent was represented by Mark Kim Hellie of the U.S. Department of Justice. The decision was issued on January 10, 2022.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Yalawa Johnson","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 23:44:47","attorney_canonical_keys":"|ronald-homer|","firm_canonical_key":"conway-homer","package_title":"JOHNSON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01493","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01493.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01493.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01493-0","title":"JOHNSON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/08/2021) regarding 43 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-01-10","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01493/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01493-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":2155367,"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-01493/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01493-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01493-1","title":"JOHNSON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/05/2022) regarding 51 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-05-19","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}