{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01159","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01159-0","petitioner_identifier":"Barry Taerbaum","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"Twinrix","vaccination_date":"2019-01-23","condition_raw":"acute liver cell injury and/or autoimmune hepatitis","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":60000,"decision_date":"2022-04-18","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:31:25.922417+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Barry Taerbaum alleged that the Twinrix vaccine (hepatitis A and B) administered on January 23, 2019, caused acute liver cell injury and/or autoimmune hepatitis, with residual effects lasting over six months. The Twinrix vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation, adopted by Special Master Christian J. Moran on March 22, 2022, awarding petitioner $60,000.00 as compensation for all damages. The public text does not specify the mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed medical evidence supporting the petitioner's claim, but the stipulation implies an acceptance of the Table-related theory or a compromise settlement. Attorneys involved were Edward M. Kraus for the petitioner and Katherine C. Esposito for the respondent.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-04-06","case_summary":"Barry Taerbaum filed a petition for compensation on April 6, 2021, alleging that the Twinrix vaccine (hepatitis A and B) he received on January 23, 2019, caused him to suffer an acute liver cell injury and/or autoimmune hepatitis. Mr. Taerbaum further alleged that he experienced residual effects from this injury for more than six months and that there had been no prior award or settlement for damages related to his condition. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused Mr. Taerbaum's condition. The parties, represented by Edward M. Kraus for the petitioner and Katherine C. Esposito for the respondent, reached a joint stipulation. Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded Mr. Taerbaum a lump sum payment of $60,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all damages. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical details of the injury, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. The clerk was directed to enter judgment according to the decision and the stipulation, unless a motion for review was filed.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Christian J. Moran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Edward M. Kraus","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Offices of Chicago Kent","petitioner_attorney_location":"Chicago, IL","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|edward-kraus|","firm_canonical_key":"law-offices-of-chicago-kent","package_title":"TAERBAUM v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01159","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01159.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01159.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01159-0","title":"TAERBAUM v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 3/24/2022) regarding 31 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (amb) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2022-04-18","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01159/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01159-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":205315,"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-01159/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01159-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01159-1","title":"TAERBAUM v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 06/05/23) regarding 39 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (jm) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-06-26","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}