{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01298","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01298-0","petitioner_identifier":"William Lewis","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"meningococcal","vaccination_date":null,"condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré syndrome","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"unclear","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2024-10-22","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-07-16T21:33:02.785445+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"unclear","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-04-30","case_summary":"William Lewis alleges that a meningococcal vaccine caused him to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome, filing his petition on April 30, 2021. The parties have developed evidence, including expert opinions, regarding the merits of the claim. Mr. Lewis filed a motion for an interim award of attorneys' fees and costs on February 23, 2024, citing the Vaccine Act and the Avera case. The Secretary of Health and Human Services deferred to the Special Master's assessment. The Special Master noted that interim awards are discretionary and that petitioners must establish a good faith and reasonable basis for their claims. Citing the Shaw case, the Special Master determined that assessing the reasonableness of fee requests prior to considering the merits can be difficult. As the parties are planning to argue the merits through briefs, the Special Master deferred adjudication of the motion for attorneys' fees and costs, effectively denying the interim award while allowing for a future motion. The decision was issued on October 22, 2024.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":null,"petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Jessica Wallace","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Siri & Glimstad, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Aventura, FL","adjudicator_name":"Christian J. Moran","caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-07-17 09:43:16","attorney_canonical_keys":"|jessica-wallace|","firm_canonical_key":"siri-and-glimstad","date_of_birth":null,"vaccine_type_canonical":"Meningococcal","condition_category_specifics":null,"fees_and_costs_usd":null,"attorney_unavailable_reason":null,"is_fees_only":null,"decision_type":"unclear","decision_type_source":"manual","package_title":"LEWIS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01298","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01298.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01298.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01298-0","title":"LEWIS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/22/2024) regarding 96 DECISION of Special Master - Interim Attorney's Fees Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (jjb) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2024-11-13","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01298/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01298-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":189829,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"keep [recovered-absent-case-2026-07-16] orig-skip: fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01298/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01298-0"}]}