{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00606","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00606-0","petitioner_identifier":"Geraldine L. Riser","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2019-10-25","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":40000,"decision_date":"2023-05-02","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:28:14.858180+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine in left shoulder (October 25, 2019) alleged to cause SIRVA with residual effects for more than six months. COMPENSATED by joint stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, denied causation-in-fact, and denied any other injury/current condition caused by flu vaccine; public stipulation gives limited clinical facts. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted stipulation on May 2, 2023. Award: $40,000.00 lump sum payable to Geraldine L. Riser for all section 15(a) damages. Attorney: Richard H. Moeller, Moore, Heffernan, et al., Sioux City, IA.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-01-12","case_summary":"On January 12, 2021, Geraldine L. Riser filed a Vaccine Program petition after receiving an influenza vaccine in her left shoulder on October 25, 2019. She alleged that the shot caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration, or SIRVA, and that residual effects lasted more than six months.\n\nThe public decision was entered on a joint stipulation and contains limited clinical detail. It identifies the vaccine, date, left-shoulder administration, alleged SIRVA, and duration allegation, but it does not describe onset, medical visits, imaging, treatment, or expert review. Respondent denied that Riser 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.\n\nThe parties filed a joint stipulation on April 27, 2023. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it on May 2, 2023. Riser was awarded a lump sum of $40,000.00, payable to her, representing all damages available under section 15(a). She was represented by Richard H. Moeller of Moore, Heffernan, et al. in Sioux City, Iowa.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Geraldine L. Riser","petitioner_attorney_name":"Richard H. Moeller","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Moore, Heffernan, et al.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Sioux City, IA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:44:23","attorney_canonical_keys":"|richard-moeller|","firm_canonical_key":"moore-heffernan-et-al","package_title":"RISER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00606","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00606.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00606.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00606-0","title":"RISER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/02/2023) regarding 40 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (tlf) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-06-01","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00606/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00606-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":3508534,"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-00606/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00606-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00606-1","title":"RISER v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 06/12/2023) regarding 48 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (tlf) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-07-13","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}