{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01027","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01027-0","petitioner_identifier":"Victor Haughton","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2017-09-27","condition_raw":"right brachial plexopathy, shoulder instability, and Parsonage Turner syndrome (brachial neuritis)","condition_category":"brachial_neuritis","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":12500,"decision_date":"2022-08-29","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T02:59:30.883381+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Victor Haughton received an influenza vaccine on September 27, 2017, and subsequently alleged injury in the form of right brachial plexopathy, shoulder instability, and Parsonage Turner syndrome. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case. The stipulation states that the flu vaccine is a vaccine contained in the Vaccine Injury Table. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, expert testimony, or the mechanism of injury. The parties agreed to a settlement, and Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran awarded compensation. The award was a lump sum of $12,500.00. The stipulation, dated July 27, 2022, and the decision, dated August 29, 2022, were entered by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. Petitioner was represented by Mark Theodore Sadaka, and Respondent was represented by Mark Kim Hellie.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-08-17","case_summary":"Victor Haughton filed a petition for vaccine compensation on August 17, 2020, alleging that he suffered right brachial plexopathy, shoulder instability, and Parsonage Turner syndrome (brachial neuritis) as a result of his influenza vaccination on September 27, 2017. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused these alleged injuries. Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on July 27, 2022, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision of the court. Victor Haughton was awarded a lump sum of $12,500.00 as compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. This award represents a settlement of liability and damages, and the stipulation explicitly states it is not an admission by the United States that the flu vaccine caused the petitioner's injuries. Petitioner was represented by Mark Theodore Sadaka of the Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC. Respondent was represented by Mark Kim Hellie of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the onset, specific symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the medical 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":"Victor Haughton","petitioner_attorney_name":"Mark Theodore Sadaka","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Englewood, NJ","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:35","attorney_canonical_keys":"|mark-sadaka|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-sadaka-associates","package_title":"HAUGHTON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01027","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01027.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01027.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01027-0","title":"HAUGHTON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 07/28/2022) regarding 36 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (Eagen, Kevin) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-08-29","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01027/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01027-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":957329,"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-01027/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01027-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01027-1","title":"HAUGHTON v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/21/2022) regarding 45 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ke) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-10-21","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}