{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00428","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00428-1","petitioner_identifier":"Timothy Brophy","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-09-17","condition_raw":"Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":95545,"decision_date":"2021-02-26","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:18:47.453441+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Timothy Brophy alleged Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccine administered on September 17, 2018. The respondent conceded that petitioner met the criteria for a Table injury under the revised Vaccine Injury Table and Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation, affording a presumption of causation. The Special Master found petitioner entitled to compensation based on this concession. The parties stipulated to an award of $95,545.83, comprising $90,000.00 for pain and suffering and $5,545.83 for past lost earnings. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued the ruling on entitlement on December 15, 2020, and the decision awarding damages on February 26, 2021. Petitioner was represented by Jessica E. Choper, and respondent by Sarah Christina Duncan. The public text does not detail the specific mechanism of injury or name any medical experts.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-12-15","case_summary":"Timothy Brophy filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 14, 2020, alleging he suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine received on September 17, 2018. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Mr. Brophy met the criteria for a Table injury under the revised Vaccine Injury Table and Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation, which afforded him a presumption of causation. On December 15, 2020, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement, finding Mr. Brophy entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on January 8, 2021, the respondent filed a proffer on award of compensation. The public decision, dated February 26, 2021, awarded Mr. Brophy a total of $95,545.83. This award consisted of $90,000.00 for pain and suffering and $5,545.83 for past lost earnings, to be paid as a lump sum check to Mr. Brophy. Petitioner was represented by Jessica E. Choper of Britcher Leone, L.L.C., and respondent was represented by Sarah Christina Duncan 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 injury. The specific date of vaccination was initially stated as October 17, 2018, in the petition, but was later amended to September 17, 2018.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Timothy Brophy","petitioner_attorney_name":"Jessica E. Choper","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Britcher Leone, L.L.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Glen Rock, NJ","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:45:02","attorney_canonical_keys":"|jessica-choper|","firm_canonical_key":"britcher-leone","package_title":"BROPHY v. 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