{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00428","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00428-0","petitioner_identifier":"Rachel Connelly","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-09-29","condition_raw":"Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":35000,"decision_date":"2024-02-12","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:25:20.361119+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Rachel Connelly alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine received on September 29, 2020, claiming the injury lasted more than six months. Respondent denied the injury was a Table SIRVA injury and denied causation. The parties reached a joint stipulation for settlement. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, medical experts, or detailed clinical findings. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $35,000.00 for all damages under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The decision was issued on February 12, 2024, based on a stipulation filed January 11, 2024. Petitioner's counsel was Jeffrey S. Pop, and respondent's counsel was Jennifer A. Shah.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-01-08","case_summary":"Rachel Connelly filed a petition for vaccine compensation on January 8, 2021, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) in her left shoulder as a result of an influenza vaccine received on September 29, 2020. She claimed the injury lasted for more than six months. The respondent denied that the petitioner suffered a Table SIRVA injury, denied that the vaccine caused the alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that the petitioner's current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, on January 11, 2024, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to a settlement. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision awarding damages. Rachel Connelly was awarded a lump sum of $35,000.00, payable to her, for all items of damages available under Section 15(a). The decision was made public on February 12, 2024. Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop of Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, and respondent was represented by Jennifer A. Shah 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":"Rachel Connelly","petitioner_attorney_name":"Jeffrey S. Pop","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates","petitioner_attorney_location":"Beverly Hills, CA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:07","attorney_canonical_keys":"|jeffrey-pop|","firm_canonical_key":"jeffrey-s-pop-and-associates","package_title":"CONNELLY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00428","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00428.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00428.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00428-0","title":"CONNELLY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 01/12/2024) regarding 40 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (tlf) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2024-02-12","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00428/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00428-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":2393599,"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-00428/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00428-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00428-1","title":"CONNELLY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/19/2024 ) regarding 48 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (tlf) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2024-10-21","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}