{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-28001","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-28001-0","petitioner_identifier":"C.A.H.R.","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":1.4,"age_unit_raw":"years","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2018-12-11","condition_raw":"death","condition_category":"death","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2021-09-10","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:24:02.094132+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":23,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioners alleged that C.A.H.R., born July 21, 2017, died on January 3, 2019, as a result of an influenza vaccination administered on December 11, 2018. The respondent recommended dismissal, stating the case was not appropriate for compensation. The autopsy determined the cause of death to be undetermined, ruling it as sudden unexplained infant death, with the manner of death ruled natural. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, the mechanism of injury, or name any experts. Petitioners failed to file an expert report despite multiple extensions and court orders, submitting instead documents that were not considered an expert report. The Special Master, Nora Beth Dorsey, dismissed the case for failure to prosecute and insufficient evidence, noting the lack of temporal association with vaccination and the undetermined cause of death. The case was dismissed without an award.","is_death":1,"date_of_death":"2019-01-03","petition_filed_date":"2020-01-09","case_summary":"On January 9, 2020, Ron and Samantha Richards filed a petition on behalf of their minor child, C.A.H.R., alleging that the child died on January 3, 2019, as a result of an influenza vaccination administered on December 11, 2018. C.A.H.R., born on July 21, 2017, had a medical history that included jaundice, milk protein allergy, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and a simple febrile seizure. The child received an influenza vaccination on December 11, 2018. On January 3, 2019, C.A.H.R. was found unresponsive in bed and pronounced dead. An autopsy determined the cause of death to be undetermined, ruling it as sudden unexplained infant death, with the manner of death ruled natural. The respondent recommended dismissal, stating the case was not appropriate for compensation. The petitioners were ordered to file an expert report to support their claim and were granted multiple extensions. However, the petitioners failed to file a proper expert report, instead submitting documents that appeared to be from an online magazine critical of vaccinations, which the Special Master did not consider an expert report. Following repeated failures to comply with court orders and prosecute the case, Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey dismissed the petition for failure to prosecute and insufficient evidence. The public decision does not name petitioner counsel or respondent counsel. No award amount was granted as the case was dismissed.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_firm":null,"petitioner_attorney_location":null,"adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":null,"firm_canonical_key":null,"package_title":"RICHARDS et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-28001","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-28001.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-28001.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-28001-0","title":"RICHARDS et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"l. (dls)PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/11/2021) regarding 26 DECISION of Special Master Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (sw) Service on parties made; petitioners served via U.S. mai","date_issued":"2021-09-10","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-28001/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-28001-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":232776,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'decision of special master'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-28001/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-28001-0"}]}