{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00024","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00024-0","petitioner_identifier":"Michael Cascio","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2019-10-07","condition_raw":"chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":60000,"decision_date":"2023-01-03","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:37:33.783138+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Michael Cascio received an influenza vaccine on October 7, 2019. He filed a petition for vaccine compensation alleging that this vaccine caused him to develop chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), with residual effects lasting more than six months. The influenza vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation to resolve the case, agreeing to a settlement award of $60,000.00 for all damages, with further proceedings to determine attorneys' fees and costs. Special Master Christian J. Moran adopted the stipulation. The stipulation itself does not detail the specific medical mechanism of causation or name any medical experts. The decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical findings, or treatments. The theory of causation is based on the Vaccine Injury Table, as the petitioner alleged an injury listed on the Table and a duration of symptoms consistent with Table requirements. Petitioner was represented by Laura Levenberg, and respondent was represented by Rachelle Bishop. The decision was issued on January 3, 2023.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2022-01-10","case_summary":"Michael Cascio filed a petition for vaccine compensation on January 10, 2022, alleging that the influenza vaccine he received on October 7, 2019, caused him to develop chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Mr. Cascio further alleged that his symptoms persisted for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused Mr. Cascio's condition. Despite these differing positions, the parties reached a joint stipulation to resolve the case. Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed and adopted the stipulation. As compensation for all damages, Mr. Cascio was awarded a lump sum of $60,000.00, payable by check to him. The decision noted that the parties would proceed to further proceedings for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. Mr. Cascio, on behalf of himself and his heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns, released the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from all claims related to the vaccination. The stipulation stated that it represented a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages claimed under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, as amended, except for potential future awards for attorney's fees and litigation costs. The stipulation also clarified that it was not an admission by the United States or the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the flu vaccine caused Mr. Cascio's alleged injury or any other injury, nor that he suffered an injury contained in the Vaccine Injury Table. Petitioner was represented by Laura Levenberg of Muller Brazil, and respondent was represented by Rachelle Bishop, an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Christian J. 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