{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01271","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01271-0","petitioner_identifier":"Robin Rossmann","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"adult (exact age not stated in public source)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2017-09-29","condition_raw":"cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":135000,"decision_date":"2025-08-07","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal40","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 23:49:25","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine on September 29, 2017, adult exact age not stated, alleged cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. COMPENSATED by joint stipulation. Respondent denied causation and sequela, but stipulated to $135,000 for all damages. Public stipulation does not detail onset, cardiac testing, treatment, or expert opinions. Special Master Thomas L. Gowen, August 7, 2025. Attorney: Caitlin H. Walton, Essex Richards, Charlotte NC.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2020-09-25","case_summary":"On September 25, 2020, Robin Rossmann filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on September 29, 2017 caused cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. The public decision is a stipulation and does not describe the onset, cardiac testing, treatment course, or expert opinions.\n\nRespondent denied that the flu vaccine caused Ms. Rossmann's cardiac condition or that her current condition was vaccine-related. The parties nevertheless agreed to resolve the case. On August 7, 2025, Special Master Thomas L. Gowen adopted the stipulation and awarded Ms. Rossmann $135,000 for all damages available under Section 15(a). She was represented by Caitlin H. Walton of Essex Richards, PA.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Thomas L. Gowen","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Caitlin H. Walton","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Essex Richards, PA","petitioner_attorney_location":"Charlotte, NC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|caitlin-walton|","firm_canonical_key":"essex-richards","package_title":"ROSSMANN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01271","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01271.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01271.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01271-0","title":"ROSSMANN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/07/2025) regarding 58 DECISION on Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen. (hs) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-09-16","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01271/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01271-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":793792,"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-01271/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01271-0"}]}