{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00408","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00408-0","petitioner_identifier":"William Newman","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-10-23","condition_raw":"left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":50000,"decision_date":"2022-09-09","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:18:43.931051+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner William Newman alleged a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on October 23, 2018, with residual effects lasting over six months. Respondent denied a Table injury for SIRVA and causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation on August 5, 2022, agreeing to compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it. The decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or clinical findings. Mr. Newman was awarded a lump sum of $50,000.00 as compensation for all damages under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. Petitioner counsel was Ronald Craig Homer, and respondent counsel was Catherine Elizabeth Stolar. The decision date was September 9, 2022.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-04-09","case_summary":"William Newman filed a petition on April 9, 2020, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. He alleged that he received an influenza vaccine on October 23, 2018, and subsequently suffered a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied that Mr. Newman sustained a Table injury for SIRVA or that the flu vaccine caused his injury. Despite these denials, on August 5, 2022, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to an award of compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as his decision. Pursuant to the stipulation, Mr. Newman was awarded a lump sum of $50,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. The award represents compensation for his alleged SIRVA injury. Petitioner was represented by Ronald Craig Homer of Conway, Homer, P.C., and respondent was represented by Catherine Elizabeth Stolar 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":"William Newman","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 23:44:34","attorney_canonical_keys":"|ronald-homer|","firm_canonical_key":"conway-homer","package_title":"NEWMAN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00408","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00408.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00408.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00408-0","title":"NEWMAN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/08/2022) regarding 53 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-09-09","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00408/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00408-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":7659039,"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-00408/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00408-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00408-1","title":"NEWMAN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/21/2022) regarding 61 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-01-23","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}