{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01743","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01743-0","petitioner_identifier":"Michelle Breslin","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":null,"condition_raw":"deltoid intramuscular lipoma","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":32500,"decision_date":"2022-10-03","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:10:58.121166+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Michelle Breslin filed a petition alleging a deltoid intramuscular lipoma following an influenza vaccine. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which Special Master Daniel T. Horner adopted. The stipulation awarded $32,500.00 as a lump sum. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism by which the vaccine allegedly caused the lipoma. The decision notes that the petitioner alleged residual effects lasting more than six months. The award was made on October 3, 2022, based on a stipulation filed August 23, 2022. Petitioner's counsel was Bridget McCullough, and respondent's counsel was Katherine Carr Esposito.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-11-12","case_summary":"Michelle Breslin filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 12, 2019, alleging she suffered a deltoid intramuscular lipoma after receiving an influenza vaccine. She claimed residual effects lasting more than six months, no prior award or settlement for the condition, and that the vaccine was administered in the United States. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused the petitioner's lipoma or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on August 23, 2022, agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Special Master Daniel T. Horner found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the Court's decision. Pursuant to the stipulation, Ms. Breslin was awarded a lump sum of $32,500.00, payable by check to the petitioner. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision was issued on October 3, 2022. Petitioner was represented by Bridget McCullough of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent was represented by Katherine Carr Esposito of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Daniel T. Horner","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Michelle Breslin","petitioner_attorney_name":"Bridget McCullough","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Muller Brazil, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dresher, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:33","attorney_canonical_keys":"|bridget-mccullough|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"BRESLIN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01743","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01743.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01743.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01743-0","title":"BRESLIN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 8/23/2022) regarding 38 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Daniel T. Horner. (mly). Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-10-03","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01743/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01743-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":902885,"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-01743/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01743-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01743-1","title":"BRESLIN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 06/13/2023) regarding 46 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Special Master Daniel T. Horner. (jm) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-07-05","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}