{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00416","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00416-0","petitioner_identifier":"Peter Louvaris","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"pneumococcal polysaccharide","vaccination_date":"2020-09-06","condition_raw":"shoulder injury","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2021-10-26","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:25:20.352672+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Peter Louvaris alleged injury from a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar 13) administered on September 6, 2020. However, medical records indicated the vaccine received was a pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (Pneumovax-23). The public decision does not describe the specific shoulder injury, its onset, symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or any medical experts. The theory of causation was based on the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program's Table, but the Pneumovax-23 is not listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Petitioner filed a motion to dismiss his petition after being issued an Order to Show Cause regarding the uncovered vaccine. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran granted the motion to dismiss on October 26, 2021, finding that Petitioner failed to demonstrate he was injured by a vaccine covered under the program, thus failing to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. No award was made. Petitioner was represented by Amy A. Senerth, and Respondent by Heather L. Pearlman.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-09-27","case_summary":"Peter Louvaris filed a petition on September 27, 2021, alleging injury from a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar 13) administered on September 6, 2020. The respondent was the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Mr. Louvaris was represented by Amy A. Senerth of Muller Brazil, LLP, and the respondent was represented by Heather L. Pearlman of the U.S. Department of Justice. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran presided over the case. Upon review of the medical records, it was determined that Mr. Louvaris had actually received a pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (Pneumovax-23) on September 6, 2020, not the Prevnar 13 as initially stated in the petition. The Pneumovax-23 vaccine is not covered by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, while the Prevnar 13 is. Following this discovery, Chief Special Master Corcoran issued an Order to Show Cause why the case should not be dismissed because the vaccine administered was not covered by the program. On September 24, 2021, Mr. Louvaris filed a motion to dismiss his petition, confirming he received the Pneumovax-23 and understood that a dismissal would end his rights in the program. He stated it would be unreasonable to proceed with his claim. The public decision does not describe the alleged shoulder injury, its onset, symptoms, diagnostic tests, or treatments. The decision also does not name any medical experts. Chief Special Master Corcoran granted Mr. Louvaris's motion to dismiss. The Special Master reasoned that to be entitled to compensation under the Vaccine Act, a petitioner must demonstrate they received a vaccine listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. Since Mr. Louvaris received a pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, which is not covered by the program, he could not demonstrate he received a covered vaccine. Therefore, the petition was dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The clerk was ordered to enter judgment accordingly. The decision was issued on October 26, 2021.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Peter Louvaris","petitioner_attorney_name":"Amy A. Senerth","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Muller Brazil, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dresher, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:51","attorney_canonical_keys":"|amy-senerth|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"LOUVARIS v. 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