{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01718","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01718-0","petitioner_identifier":"Richard J. Tumas","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"adult (exact age not stated in public source)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2019-10-01","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), and significant aggravation of a pre-existing condition","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":107500,"decision_date":"2025-11-10","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal33","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 19:03:20","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Adult petitioner; influenza vaccine October 1, 2019; alleged Table/caused-in-fact GBS, CIDP, and significant aggravation. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table injury, causation/significant aggravation, and sequelae. Public stipulation lacks clinical and expert detail. Award $107,500.00 lump sum. SM Christian J. Moran November 10, 2025. Petition filed August 18, 2021. Attorney Nancy Routh Meyers.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-08-18","case_summary":"On August 18, 2021, Richard J. Tumas filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 1, 2019 caused Guillain-Barre syndrome within the Vaccine Injury Table period. He also alleged caused-in-fact GBS, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and significant aggravation of a pre-existing condition. The public stipulation identifies him as an adult petitioner but does not state his exact age.\n\nRespondent denied that Mr. Tumas sustained a Table GBS injury, denied that the vaccine caused or significantly aggravated his alleged GBS, CIDP, or any other injury, and denied that his current condition was a vaccine-related sequela. The public stipulation does not describe onset, hospitalization, EMG/NCS, CSF findings, IVIG, plasma exchange, rehabilitation, or residual limitations.\n\nThe parties resolved the claim by joint stipulation. On November 10, 2025, Special Master Christian J. Moran awarded Mr. Tumas $107,500.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Christian J. Moran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Nancy Routh Meyers","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Turning Point Litigation","petitioner_attorney_location":"Greensboro, NC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|nancy-meyers|","firm_canonical_key":"turning-point-litigation","package_title":"TUMAS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01718","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01718.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01718.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01718-0","title":"TUMAS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/10/2025) regarding 90 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (ceo) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-12-05","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01718/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01718-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":3996481,"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-01718/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01718-0"}]}