{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00615","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00615-0","petitioner_identifier":"Debra Stott","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-10-08","condition_raw":"Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":20000,"decision_date":"2022-07-12","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:19:24.851678+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Debra Stott alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine received on or about October 8, 2018. The influenza vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent denied that the injury occurred within the Table timeframe, denied causation, and denied that current disabilities were a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it. Petitioner was awarded $20,000.00 as a lump sum. Petitioner's counsel was Leigh Finfer of Muller Brazil, LLP, and Respondent's counsel was Mallori Browne Openchowski. The decision date was July 12, 2022.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-05-18","case_summary":"Debra Stott filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 18, 2020, alleging she sustained a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on or about October 8, 2018. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the petitioner suffered the onset of her alleged SIRVA within the Table timeframe, denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current disabilities were a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on July 12, 2022, agreeing to an award of compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. Ms. Stott was awarded a lump sum of $20,000.00, payable by check to Petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages. Leigh Finfer of Muller Brazil, LLP, represented the Petitioner, and Mallori Browne Openchowski represented the Respondent. The decision was issued on July 12, 2022, and posted on August 19, 2022.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Debra Stott","petitioner_attorney_name":"Leigh Finfer","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Muller Brazil, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dresher, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:37","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leigh-finfer|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"STOTT v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00615","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00615.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00615.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00615-0","title":"STOTT v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 07/12/2022) regarding 43 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (kp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-08-19","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00615/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00615-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1851463,"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-00615/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00615-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00615-1","title":"STOTT v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/30/2022) regarding 49 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (kp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-02-08","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}