{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01022","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01022-0","petitioner_identifier":"Demetra Dicembrino","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2019-09-30","condition_raw":"left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":45000,"decision_date":"2022-05-04","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:20:34.119619+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Demetra Dicembrino alleged a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine received on September 30, 2019. The respondent denied the alleged SIRVA Table injury and causation. The parties entered into a joint stipulation agreeing to a settlement. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Petitioner a lump sum of $45,000.00 for all items of damages. The stipulation stated that the injury was allegedly contained in the Vaccine Injury Table and that residual effects lasted more than six months. The public text does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or clinical findings. Attorneys for Petitioner were Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, and for Respondent was Naseem Kourosh. The decision date was May 4, 2022.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-08-17","case_summary":"Demetra Dicembrino filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 17, 2020, alleging a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 30, 2019. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the alleged injury or that the petitioner's condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The parties, represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant for the petitioner and Naseem Kourosh for the respondent, filed a joint stipulation on May 4, 2022, agreeing to a settlement. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation and adopted its terms as the court's decision. Pursuant to the stipulation, Ms. Dicembrino was awarded a lump sum of $45,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages. This amount represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and/or damages. The decision noted that the stipulation was not an admission by the United States or the Secretary that the influenza vaccine caused the petitioner's alleged injury or any other injury, nor that the petitioner suffered an injury contained in the Vaccine Injury Table. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Demetra Dicembrino","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 23:44:41","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leah-durant|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-leah-v-durant","package_title":"DICEMBRINO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01022","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01022.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01022.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01022-0","title":"DICEMBRINO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/04/2022) regarding 29 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-06-16","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01022/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01022-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":810437,"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-01022/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01022-0"}]}