{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00310","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00310-0","petitioner_identifier":"Janel Viehman","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-10-17","condition_raw":"left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":17500,"decision_date":"2022-04-22","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:18:26.831355+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Janel Viehman received an influenza vaccine on October 17, 2018, and alleged a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) with residual effects for more than six months. Respondent denied that the injury was a SIRVA Table Injury or that the vaccine caused the alleged shoulder injury or other injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. The stipulation treated the case as a Table claim. Petitioner was awarded $17,500.00 as compensation for all damages, representing a compromise of liability and damages. Petitioner was represented by Leigh Finfer of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent was represented by Steven Santayana of the U.S. Department of Justice. The decision date was April 22, 2022.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-03-19","case_summary":"Janel Viehman filed a petition for vaccine compensation on March 19, 2020, alleging a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 17, 2018. She claimed residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied that the petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table Injury, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition is a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on March 22, 2022, agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Janel Viehman $17,500.00 as compensation for all damages. This amount represents a compromise of liability and damages. The case was treated as a Table claim. The stipulation included a release of all claims related to the flu vaccination. Petitioner was represented by Leigh Finfer of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent was represented by Steven Santayana 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":"Janel Viehman","petitioner_attorney_name":"Leigh Finfer","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Muller Brazil, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dresher, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:42","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leigh-finfer|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"VIEHMAN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00310","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00310.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00310.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00310-0","title":"VIEHMAN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/22/2022) regarding 37 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-04-22","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00310/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00310-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":2148980,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00310/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00310-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00310-1","title":"VIEHMAN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/15/2022) regarding 44 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (kp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-09-28","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}