{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-02223","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-02223-0","petitioner_identifier":"Kaleigh Watts","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2019-01-21","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré Syndrome","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":125000,"decision_date":"2024-08-27","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:29:01.944397+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Kaleigh Watts alleged that an influenza vaccine received on January 21, 2019, caused Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), either as a Table injury or an off-Table injury. Respondent denied that the vaccine caused the injury or that it was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The parties filed a stipulation for settlement, agreeing to an award of $125,000.00. The stipulation does not admit that the flu vaccine caused Petitioner's alleged injury or that she suffered a Table injury. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury. The Special Master adopted the stipulation, and judgment was to be entered accordingly. The attorneys involved were Laura Levenberg for Petitioner and Zoe Wade for Respondent. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued the decision on August 27, 2024.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-11-29","case_summary":"On November 29, 2021, Kaleigh Watts filed a petition alleging that she suffered Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine received on January 21, 2019. The petition stated the injury was a Table injury or, in the alternative, an off-Table injury. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Petitioner sustained a GBS Table injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused her injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a stipulation on August 27, 2024, recommending an award of compensation. The stipulation stated that Petitioner would receive a lump sum of $125,000.00, payable to Petitioner, representing compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court, awarding the compensation as agreed. Judgment was to be entered in accordance with the stipulation, unless a motion for review was filed. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical details of the injury, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation. Petitioner was represented by Laura Levenberg of Muller Brazil PA, and Respondent was represented by Zoe Wade of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Laura Levenberg","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Muller Brazil PA","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dresher, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|laura-levenberg|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"WATTS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-02223","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-02223.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-02223.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-02223-0","title":"WATTS v. 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