{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01940","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01940-0","petitioner_identifier":"Carl E. Dean","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":null,"condition_raw":"acute kidney injury and its sequelae; acute renal failure resulting in the need for continual dialysis and a kidney transplant, steroid induced diabetes and macrocytic anemia","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":155000,"decision_date":"2021-10-19","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T02:58:17.759784+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Carl E. Dean filed a petition on October 19, 2021, alleging injury following an influenza vaccine. The alleged injuries included acute kidney injury and its sequelae, specifically acute renal failure requiring continual dialysis and a kidney transplant, steroid-induced diabetes, and macrocytic anemia. The respondent denied that the influenza vaccine caused these alleged injuries. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, which Special Master Daniel T. Horner found reasonable and adopted as the decision of the Court. The stipulation resulted in an award of $155,000.00. The public decision does not specify the mechanism of injury, the specific vaccine date, or provide details on medical experts or evidence presented regarding causation. The theory of causation is unclear from the provided public text, as the case was resolved via stipulation despite the respondent's denial of causation.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-10-19","case_summary":"Carl E. Dean filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 19, 2021, alleging that he suffered injuries including acute kidney injury and its sequelae, specifically acute renal failure resulting in the need for continual dialysis and a kidney transplant, steroid-induced diabetes, and macrocytic anemia, following an influenza vaccine. The respondent denied that the flu immunization caused the petitioner's alleged injuries. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages. Special Master Daniel T. Horner reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. Pursuant to the stipulation, Carl E. Dean was awarded a lump sum of $155,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision directs the clerk of the court to enter judgment in accordance with this award. The public decision does not describe the petitioner's age at vaccination, the specific date of vaccination, the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details of the alleged injuries, any diagnostic tests performed, or the treatments received. The public decision also does not name the petitioner's counsel or the respondent's counsel, though the filing indicates Simina Vourlis represented the petitioner and Ryan Daniel Pyles represented the respondent.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Daniel T. Horner","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Carl E. Dean","petitioner_attorney_name":"Simina Vourlis","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Simina Vourlis","petitioner_attorney_location":"Columbus, OH","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:51","attorney_canonical_keys":"|simina-vourlis|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-simina-vourlis","package_title":"DEAN v. 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