{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00324","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00324-0","petitioner_identifier":"Patricia Lopez","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-02-27","condition_raw":"shoulder injury","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2020-07-09","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:18:27.260811+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Patricia Lopez alleged a shoulder injury from an influenza vaccine administered on February 27, 2020. The case was dismissed by Special Master Christian J. Moran on July 9, 2020, as a duplicate filing because a prior petition (20-223V) had already been filed for the same vaccine administration with identical documentation. Petitioner's counsel admitted the filing was a mistake and intended to file an amended petition with a different, unrelated petitioner. The dismissal was based on the Vaccine Act's prohibition of multiple petitions per vaccine administration and precedent disallowing the substitution of unrelated petitioners. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury, as the case was resolved on procedural grounds.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-03-23","case_summary":"Patricia Lopez filed a petition on March 23, 2020, alleging a shoulder injury resulting from an influenza vaccination received on February 27, 2020. The respondent was the Secretary of Health and Human Services. However, Ms. Lopez had previously filed a claim for the same vaccination in a separate case, 20-223V, and submitted identical documentation in both. On March 31, 2020, the court issued an order requiring Ms. Lopez to show cause why the case should not be dismissed, citing the Vaccine Act's provision that only one petition may be filed per vaccine administration. Ms. Lopez responded on June 4, 2020, admitting that the current case was mistakenly filed as a duplicate. Her counsel stated an intention to file an amended petition with a different petitioner and claim. The Special Master noted that established precedent holds that a new, unrelated petitioner cannot be substituted for the original one. Because the counsel did not indicate that the new petitioner was related to the current one, the Special Master dismissed the case as a duplicate filing for failing to comply with Vaccine Rule 2(a). The Clerk was directed to enter judgment accordingly. Special Master Christian J. Moran issued the decision on July 9, 2020. Petitioner's counsel was Christopher Lee Phillippe of the Law Offices of Phillippe & Associates, and respondent's counsel was Emilie Williams of the United States Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Christian J. Moran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Christopher Lee Phillippe","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Phillippe & Associates","petitioner_attorney_location":"Brownsville, TX","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|christopher-phillippe|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-phillippe-and-associates","package_title":"LOPEZ v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00324","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00324.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00324.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00324-0","title":"LOPEZ v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 6/9/2020) regarding 11 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (abs) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2020-07-09","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00324/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00324-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":188652,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'decision of special master'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00324/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00324-0"}]}