{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01184","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01184-0","petitioner_identifier":"Jo Ann Pusich-Silas","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-10-02","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":44000,"decision_date":"2022-08-09","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:21:00.179576+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Jo Ann Pusich-Silas filed a petition on September 11, 2020, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on October 2, 2018. The respondent denied a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused the injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation on July 5, 2022, agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding petitioner $44,000.00 for all damages. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed clinical findings. The case was settled via stipulation, with the respondent maintaining its denial of causation. Petitioner was represented by Leigh Finfer, and respondent by Matthew Murphy. The decision date was August 9, 2022.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-09-11","case_summary":"On September 11, 2020, Jo Ann Pusich-Silas filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on October 2, 2018. Ms. Pusich-Silas stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States and that she experienced residual effects of her injury for more than six months. She also affirmed that there had been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages related to her condition. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on July 5, 2022, agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as his decision. Pursuant to the stipulation, Ms. Pusich-Silas was awarded $44,000.00 as compensation for all damages. The decision was issued on August 9, 2022. Petitioner was represented by Leigh Finfer of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent was represented by Matthew Murphy 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":"Jo Ann Pusich-Silas","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 23:44:36","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leigh-finfer|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"PUSICH-SILAS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01184","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01184.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01184.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01184-0","title":"PUSICH-SILAS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 07/07/2022) regarding 33 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (nh) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-08-09","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01184/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01184-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":2033247,"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-01184/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01184-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01184-1","title":"PUSICH-SILAS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/23/2022) regarding 40 DECISION of Special Master - Fees, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (kp) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-12-27","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}