{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00208","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00208-0","petitioner_identifier":"Lisa Bates","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-10-08","condition_raw":"Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":55000,"decision_date":"2023-11-08","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:24:41.512995+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Lisa Bates alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) as a Table injury resulting from an influenza vaccine received on October 8, 2020. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Petitioner $55,000.00 in a lump sum for all damages under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The decision was entered on November 8, 2023. Petitioner was represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant and Respondent by Christine Mary Becer. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed clinical facts beyond the allegation of SIRVA.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-01-07","case_summary":"Lisa Bates filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 7, 2021. She alleged that she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA), a condition listed in the Vaccine Injury Table, as a result of an influenza vaccine she received on October 8, 2020. Ms. Bates further alleged that the vaccination was administered in the United States, that she experienced residual effects of her condition for more than six months, and that there had been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages on her behalf. The Respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 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 any other injury or her current condition. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on November 8, 2023, 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, Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded Lisa Bates $55,000.00 in compensation, payable as a lump sum in the form of a check. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. The decision was entered on November 8, 2023. Petitioner was represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant of the Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, and Respondent was represented by Christine Mary Becer 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":"Lisa Bates","petitioner_attorney_name":"Leah VaSahnja Durant","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:13","attorney_canonical_keys":"|leah-durant|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-leah-v-durant","package_title":"BATES v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00208","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00208.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00208.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00208-0","title":"BATES v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/08/2023) regarding 40 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (kle) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-12-12","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00208/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00208-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":770000,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00208/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00208-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00208-1","title":"BATES v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/08/2024) regarding 49 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (kle) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2024-09-16","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}