{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01130","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01130-cl-extra-11317740","petitioner_identifier":"Robert Laing","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (claude code v1)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2017-10-12","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":157727,"decision_date":"2026-04-01","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05","extracted_at":"2026-05-03T03:14:46+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine on October 12, 2017 causing Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). ENTITLEMENT GRANTED; COMPENSATED. Petition filed September 3, 2020. Respondent conceded on July 16, 2021 that Robert Laing satisfied the revised Vaccine Injury Table and QAI criteria for Table GBS; Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran entered entitlement July 20, 2021. Damages proffer filed April 1, 2026 after reassignment to SM Nora Beth Dorsey. Life-care planners: Linda Curtis RN, MS, CCM, CNLCP for respondent; Kay Hairston BSN, RN, CCM, CNLCP for petitioner. Award: $157,726.79 lump sum ($30,151.82 first-year life-care expenses + $127,500 pain and suffering + $74.97 past unreimbursable expenses) plus an annuity for future life-care items including insurance-related expenses, home modifications, hand controls, and scooter carrier. Attorney: Danielle Strait, Maglio Christopher & Toale, Seattle WA.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-09-03","case_summary":"On September 3, 2020, Robert Laing filed a petition seeking compensation under the Vaccine Act. He alleged that he suffered Guillain-Barre syndrome after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 12, 2017.\n\nThe entitlement phase was resolved through respondent's concession. On July 16, 2021, respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Mr. Laing satisfied the criteria in the revised Vaccine Injury Table and the Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation for a Table GBS injury. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement on July 20, 2021, finding Mr. Laing entitled to compensation.\n\nThe later damages record showed that the parties treated Mr. Laing's injury as requiring both immediate compensation and a future life-care structure. After the case was reassigned to Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey, respondent filed a proffer on April 1, 2026. The proffer stated that respondent used life-care planner Linda Curtis, RN, MS, CCM, CNLCP, and petitioner used Kay Hairston, BSN, RN, CCM, CNLCP, to estimate future vaccine-injury related needs. The proffer included life-care items such as Medicare Part B and Medigap coverage, home modifications, vehicle hand controls, and a scooter carrier, with future payments to be made through an annuity.\n\nOn April 1, 2026, Special Master Dorsey awarded compensation based on the proffer. The immediate lump sum was $157,726.79, consisting of $30,151.82 for life-care expenses expected during the first year after judgment, $127,500.00 for actual and projected pain and suffering, and $74.97 for past unreimbursable expenses. The award also included an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity contract for future life-care items described in the proffer. The annuity payments were payable only so long as Mr. Laing was alive when a payment came due, and he was identified as a competent adult with no guardianship requirement.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. 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