{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00085","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00085-0","petitioner_identifier":"Randolph Kester","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2019-10-30","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre Syndrome","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":275000,"decision_date":"2025-06-11","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T03:14:00.053181+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner alleged that Randolph Kester received an influenza vaccine on October 30, 2019, developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), and died on February 29, 2020, as a sequela of the GBS. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a joint stipulation to settle the case. The public text does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury. The case was settled via stipulation for $275,000.00, representing all damages available under the program. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth issued the decision on May 16, 2025 (publicly accessible June 11, 2025). Petitioner counsel was Jessi C. Huff, Esq., and respondent counsel was Dorian Hurley, Esq.","is_death":1,"date_of_death":"2020-02-29","petition_filed_date":"2022-01-27","case_summary":"On January 27, 2022, Kelly Wicoff, as personal representative of the Estate of Randolph Kester, filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The petition alleged that Randolph Kester received an influenza vaccine on October 30, 2019, subsequently developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), and that his death on February 29, 2020, was a sequela of this alleged vaccine-related injury. The respondent denied that the immunization caused Mr. Kester's injury or death. The parties, however, reached a joint stipulation to settle the case, which was filed on May 15, 2025. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation. The settlement included a lump sum payment of $275,000.00 to be paid through an ACH deposit to petitioner's counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to petitioner, as personal representative of the Estate of Randolph Kester. This amount represented compensation for all damages available under the program. The clerk of the court was directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision. Jessi C. Huff, Esq., represented the petitioner, and Dorian Hurley, Esq., represented the respondent. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details of the GBS, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the specific mechanism of causation.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Mindy Michaels Roth","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Jessi C. Huff","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Mctlaw","petitioner_attorney_location":"Seattle, WA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|jessi-huff|","firm_canonical_key":"maglio-christopher-and-toale","package_title":"WICOFF v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00085","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00085.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00085.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00085-0","title":"WICOFF v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 5/16/2025) regarding 50 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (dkj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-06-11","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00085/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00085-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":916174,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00085/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00085-0"}]}