{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00068","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00068-0","petitioner_identifier":"Deborah Derrick","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"adult (exact age not stated in public source)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2019-10-07","condition_raw":"polymyalgia rheumatica","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2025-12-08","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal27","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 17:35:30","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Adult petitioner; influenza vaccine October 7, 2019; alleged PMR. DISMISSED. Expert reports filed, but Rule 5 conference noted similar morning pain/stiffness for years pre-vaccination, unknown PMR etiology, and prior unsuccessful PMR-vaccine expert opinions. Petitioner voluntarily moved to dismiss after extensions. SM Roth found no Table injury and no persuasive medical/scientific proof of vaccine causation. Petition filed January 24, 2022; decision December 8, 2025. No award.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2022-01-24","case_summary":"On January 24, 2022, Deborah Derrick filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on October 7, 2019 caused polymyalgia rheumatica. She filed expert reports in January and August 2024 attempting to link PMR to the flu vaccine.\n\nAt a January 14, 2025 Rule 5 conference, the court noted two problems with the claim: Ms. Derrick had experienced the same or similar morning pain and stiffness for years before the vaccination, and the medical literature still treated the cause of PMR as unknown. The court also noted that her expert had offered unsuccessful PMR-vaccine opinions in a prior case and advised that this case would likely fail unless the expert could provide new evidence about PMR causation.\n\nAfter several extensions, Ms. Derrick moved to dismiss her claim. She stated that although she had secured potential alternate counsel, she did not wish to continue and understood that dismissal would end her Vaccine Program rights for this claim. On December 8, 2025, Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth dismissed the petition for insufficient proof, finding no Table injury and no persuasive medical or scientific evidence that the alleged PMR was caused by vaccination. No compensation was awarded.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Mindy Michaels Roth","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Ronald C. Homer","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Conway, Homer, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Boston, MA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|ronald-homer|","firm_canonical_key":"conway-homer","package_title":"DERRICK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00068","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00068.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00068.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00068-0","title":"DERRICK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/8/2025) regarding 65 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (nb) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-01-02","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00068/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00068-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":267526,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'decision of special master'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00068/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00068-0"}]}