{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00475","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00475-0","petitioner_identifier":"Lorinne Taylor","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-09-21","condition_raw":"Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":90000,"decision_date":"2022-03-15","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:18:57.308177+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Lorinne Taylor received an influenza vaccine on September 21, 2018, and alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) with residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Petitioner $90,000.00 as a lump sum. This award represents a compromise of liability and damages. The stipulation does not constitute an admission of causation by the respondent. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, medical experts, or diagnostic findings. The theory of causation is based on the Vaccine Injury Table (SIRVA).","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-04-21","case_summary":"Lorinne Taylor filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 21, 2020, alleging injury from an influenza vaccine administered on September 21, 2018. Ms. Taylor stated she received the vaccine in her left shoulder and subsequently developed a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA), experiencing residual effects for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused Ms. Taylor's alleged SIRVA or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The parties, represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant for the petitioner and Katherine Carr Esposito for the respondent, reached a joint stipulation on March 15, 2022. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted this stipulation as his decision. Under the terms of the stipulation, Ms. Taylor was awarded a lump sum of $90,000.00, payable by check, as full compensation for all items of damages. This award represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and damages. The decision notes that the stipulation is not an admission by the United States or the Secretary that Ms. Taylor sustained SIRVA, that the flu vaccine caused her alleged injuries, or that her current condition is a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, or treatments. The public decision does not name any medical experts.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Lorinne Taylor","petitioner_attorney_name":"Leah VaSahnja Durant","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:44","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leah-durant|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-leah-v-durant","package_title":"TAYLOR v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00475","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00475.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00475.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00475-0","title":"TAYLOR v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/15/2022) regarding 34 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-04-18","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00475/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00475-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":2066046,"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-00475/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00475-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00475-1","title":"TAYLOR v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/16/2022) regarding 42 DECISION of Special Master - Fees ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-12-19","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}