{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00476","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00476-0","petitioner_identifier":"David Frank","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-11-12","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":39500,"decision_date":"2022-03-04","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:18:57.276645+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner David Frank filed a petition on April 21, 2020, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on November 12, 2018, with residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied a SIRVA Table injury, causation, or sequela. The parties reached a joint stipulation on February 1, 2022, agreeing to settle. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $39,500.00 for all damages. The decision was issued on March 4, 2022. Petitioner was represented by Harrison Whitten Long (Rawls Law Group), and Respondent by James Vincent Lopez (U.S. Department of Justice). The stipulation states the injury is alleged to be a SIRVA Table injury or alternatively caused by the vaccination, but the respondent denies this. The public text does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or the basis for the settlement beyond the stipulation.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-04-21","case_summary":"David Frank filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 21, 2020, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 12, 2018. He further alleged residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied that the petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused the alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that his current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on February 1, 2022, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as his decision. The award consisted of a lump sum of $39,500.00, payable to the petitioner, representing compensation for all items of damages. The decision was issued on March 4, 2022. Petitioner was represented by Harrison Whitten Long of Rawls Law Group, and respondent was represented by James Vincent Lopez of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, or treatments received by the petitioner.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"David Frank","petitioner_attorney_name":"Harrison Whitten Long","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Rawls Law Group","petitioner_attorney_location":"Richmond, VA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:44","attorney_canonical_keys":"|harrison-long|","firm_canonical_key":"rawls-law-group","package_title":"FRANK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00476","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00476.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00476.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00476-0","title":"FRANK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 02/02/2022) regarding 37 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-03-04","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00476/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00476-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":2031089,"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-00476/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00476-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00476-1","title":"FRANK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/14/2022) regarding 44 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-05-23","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}