{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00554","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00554-0","petitioner_identifier":"Laura Bianco","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-09-14","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":55411,"decision_date":"2025-02-27","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:27:51.162629+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"Laura Bianco filed a petition alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on September 14, 2020. The case proceeded as a Table claim. Respondent disputed timely onset of pain within 48 hours. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found Petitioner established timely onset of pain within 48 hours of vaccination and met all other SIRVA Table requirements, as well as other elements of a claim under Section 11(c). Petitioner was awarded $55,000.00 for pain and suffering and $411.93 for unreimbursed expenses, totaling $55,411.93. The decision was issued on February 27, 2025. Petitioner's counsel was Ronald Craig Homer. Respondent's counsel was Bridget Corridon. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed medical history beyond the alleged condition and its onset.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-01-11","case_summary":"Laura Bianco filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 11, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on September 14, 2020. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit. As the parties could not reach a settlement, they were ordered to brief whether Petitioner had established a Table case and to present arguments on damages. The matter proceeded to an expedited hearing on January 24, 2025. Petitioner argued she had established a Table SIRVA and sought $62,500.00 for pain and suffering and $411.93 for unreimbursed expenses. Respondent disputed that Petitioner had established a Table SIRVA, specifically arguing that the onset of her shoulder pain did not occur within the required 48-hour window following vaccination. Respondent recommended an award of $25,000.00 for pain and suffering and $336.05 for unreimbursed expenses if entitlement was found. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued an oral ruling on entitlement and damages, which was later adopted and incorporated into a written decision. The Special Master found that Petitioner had established the onset of pain within 48 hours of vaccination and met all other SIRVA Table requirements, as well as other elements of a claim under Section 11(c) of the Vaccine Act, including residual effects lasting six months. Consequently, the Special Master found Petitioner entitled to compensation. An award of $55,000.00 was made for pain and suffering and $411.93 for unreimbursed expenses, totaling $55,411.93. This lump sum payment was to be made via ACH deposit to Petitioner's counsel's IOLTA account. The decision noted that since the award was for actual pain and suffering, no reduction to net present value was required. The Clerk of Court was directed to enter judgment.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. 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