{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01455","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01455-0","petitioner_identifier":"Chekesha Goodwin","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-09-30","condition_raw":"Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":49978,"decision_date":"2023-05-08","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:27:58.755208+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Chekesha Goodwin alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on September 30, 2020. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case as a Table claim for SIRVA. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation. The award included a lump sum of $48,000.00 to Petitioner and $1,978.17 for reimbursement of a State of Texas Medicaid lien. Petitioner was represented by Jimmy A. Zgheib, and Respondent was represented by Jamica Marie Littles. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed clinical facts beyond the alleged SIRVA diagnosis.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-06-10","case_summary":"Chekesha Goodwin filed a petition for vaccine compensation on June 10, 2021, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) as a result of her influenza vaccination on September 30, 2020. The petition stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, that her injury had residual effects for more than six months, and that she had no prior award or settlement for this injury. The respondent denied that the vaccine caused her injury or that she sustained a SIRVA Table injury. On April 3, 2023, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as his decision. Ms. Goodwin was awarded $48,000.00 in a lump sum, payable to Petitioner, and $1,978.17 to reimburse a State of Texas Medicaid lien for services rendered by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, payable jointly to Petitioner and Anthem. This award represents compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. Petitioner was represented by Jimmy A. Zgheib of Zgheib Sayad, P.C., and respondent was represented by Jamica Marie Littles of the U.S. Department of Justice. The case was settled as a Table claim for SIRVA.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Jimmy A. Zgheib","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Zgheib Sayad, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"White Plains, NY","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|james-zgheib|","firm_canonical_key":"zgheib-sayad","package_title":"GOODWIN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01455","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01455.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01455.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01455-0","title":"GOODWIN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/04/2023) regarding 32 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (kle) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-05-08","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01455/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01455-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1132857,"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-01455/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01455-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01455-1","title":"GOODWIN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/23/2023) regarding 41 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (kle) 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"}]}