{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01178","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01178-0","petitioner_identifier":"Rebecca Cartwright","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-10-24","condition_raw":"left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":72904,"decision_date":"2022-04-22","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:20:58.543326+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Rebecca Cartwright alleged a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 24, 2018. The flu vaccine is listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. Petitioner alleged the vaccine was administered in the United States and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months. Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the alleged shoulder injury was caused-in-fact by the flu vaccine, and denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner any other injury or her current condition. The parties filed a joint stipulation for settlement, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Petitioner $72,904.20 as a lump sum. The stipulation stated that the award represents compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed clinical findings. Petitioner was represented by Jimmy A. Zgheib, and Respondent was represented by Emilie Williams. The decision date was April 22, 2022.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-09-11","case_summary":"Rebecca Cartwright filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 11, 2020, alleging she suffered a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 24, 2018. Petitioner alleged the vaccine was administered in the United States and that she experienced residual effects of her injury for more than six months. Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the alleged shoulder injury was caused-in-fact by the flu vaccine, and denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner any other injury or her current condition. Despite these positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation for settlement on March 22, 2022. The stipulation stated that the flu vaccine is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table and that Cartwright received the vaccine in the United States and experienced residual effects for more than six months. Pursuant to the stipulation, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran awarded Rebecca Cartwright $72,904.20 in compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. This amount was to be paid as a lump sum in the form of a check payable to Petitioner. The decision was based on the joint stipulation and adopted as the court's decision awarding damages. Petitioner was represented by Jimmy A. Zgheib of Zgheib Sayad, P.C., and Respondent was represented by Emilie Williams 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":"Rebecca Cartwright","petitioner_attorney_name":"Jimmy A. 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