{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00409","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00409-1","petitioner_identifier":"Arlene Weiss","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":69.0,"age_unit_raw":"years","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-09-11","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":42500,"decision_date":"2026-02-25","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal08","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 03:10:34","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"influenza vaccine on September 11, 2020 (age 69) allegedly causing shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). COMPENSATED. Respondent contested entitlement before the Special Master ruled for Ms. Weiss. Five months after vaccination, orthopedist Dr. George Kolettis recorded left shoulder complaints in a right-hand-dominant 70-year-old woman. The entitlement ruling reviewed primary-care, orthopedic, physical-therapy, and affidavit evidence and found Table SIRVA established. Award/status: $42,500.00 pain and suffering. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran; petition filed April 8, 2022; decision February 25, 2026. Attorney: David John Carney, Green & Schafle, LLC, Philadelphia, PA. No expert causation analysis in public stipulation/proffer.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2022-04-08","case_summary":"On April 8, 2022, Arlene Weiss filed a petition seeking compensation under the Vaccine Program, alleging shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving influenza on September 11, 2020.\n\nRespondent contested entitlement before the Special Master ruled for Ms. Weiss.\n\nFive months after vaccination, orthopedist Dr. George Kolettis recorded left shoulder complaints in a right-hand-dominant 70-year-old woman. The entitlement ruling reviewed primary-care, orthopedic, physical-therapy, and affidavit evidence and found Table SIRVA established.\n\nThe damages proffer supplies the award but little additional treatment detail.\n\nOn February 25, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the parties' stipulation or proffer, found the disposition reasonable on the record before the Court, and awarded $42,500.00 pain and suffering.\n\nPetitioner was represented by David John Carney, Green & Schafle, LLC, Philadelphia, PA.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Arlene Weiss","petitioner_attorney_name":"David John Carney","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Green & Schafle, LLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Philadelphia, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:13","attorney_canonical_keys":"|david-carney|","firm_canonical_key":"green-and-schafle","package_title":"WEISS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00409","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00409.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00409.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00409-0","title":"WEISS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 12/05/2025) regarding 30 Ruling on Entitlement, Order on Motion for Ruling on the Record. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (cr) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-01-07","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00409/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00409-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":249597,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'ruling on entitlement'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00409/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00409-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00409-1","title":"WEISS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 02/25/2026) regarding 37 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (cr) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-03-27","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00409/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00409-1/pdf","pdf_bytes":340758,"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-00409/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00409-1"}]}