{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01095","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01095-0","petitioner_identifier":"Claudia Mercado","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-10-18","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":90000,"decision_date":"2023-03-17","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:16:35.887082+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Claudia Mercado alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on October 18, 2018. Respondent denied a SIRVA Table injury, causation, and sequela. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted as the decision. Ms. Mercado was awarded $90,000.00. The public text indicates a \"Table\" theory of causation was considered, but does not provide further details on the specific mechanism, experts, or evidence presented. Petitioner was represented by Leigh Finfer, and Respondent by Camille Michelle Collett. The decision was issued on March 17, 2023.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2023-02-14","case_summary":"Claudia Mercado filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on February 14, 2023. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on October 18, 2018. Ms. Mercado stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that the injury's effects lasted for more than six months, and that she had not filed a prior civil action for damages related to her condition. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Mercado sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on February 13, 2023, agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as the decision. Ms. Mercado was awarded a lump sum of $90,000.00, payable to her, representing compensation for all eligible damages. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. Petitioner was represented by Leigh Finfer of Muller Brazil, LLP, and Respondent was represented by Camille Michelle Collett of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Claudia Mercado","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 23:44:26","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leigh-finfer|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"MERCADO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01095","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01095.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01095.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01095-0","title":"MERCADO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 02/14/2023) regarding 43 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (tlf) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-03-17","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01095/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01095-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1477789,"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-01095/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01095-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01095-1","title":"MERCADO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/22/2023) regarding 50 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (tlf) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-09-22","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}