{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00572","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00572-0","petitioner_identifier":"Johanne Lapointe","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-08-26","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":92000,"decision_date":"2024-10-25","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:29:29.780137+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Johanne Lapointe filed a petition on May 25, 2022, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine received on August 26, 2020, with residual effects lasting over six months. Respondent denied a SIRVA Table injury, causation by the vaccine, or that the current condition was a sequela of a vaccine injury. The parties reached a joint stipulation on September 24, 2024, agreeing to a settlement. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding petitioner $92,000.00 as compensation for all damages under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The decision was issued on October 25, 2024. Petitioner was represented by Paul R. Brazil, and respondent by Nina Ren. The stipulation does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or the precise nature of the SIRVA injury beyond its classification as a Table injury.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2022-05-25","case_summary":"Johanne Lapointe filed a petition on May 25, 2022, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She alleged that she received an influenza vaccine on August 26, 2020, and subsequently suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied that the petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, that the flu vaccine caused her alleged injury, or that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on September 24, 2024, agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the court. Pursuant to the stipulation, Johanne Lapointe was awarded $92,000.00 as compensation for all damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. This award was to be paid as a lump sum in the form of a check payable to the petitioner. The decision was issued on October 25, 2024. Petitioner was represented by Paul R. Brazil of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent was represented by Nina Ren of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Johanne Lapointe","petitioner_attorney_name":"Paul R. Brazil","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Muller Brazil, LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dresher, PA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:49","attorney_canonical_keys":"|paul-brazil|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"LAPOINTE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00572","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00572.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00572.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00572-0","title":"LAPOINTE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/24/2024) regarding 34 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (kle) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2024-10-25","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00572/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00572-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1380804,"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-00572/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00572-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00572-1","title":"LAPOINTE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 01/28/2025) regarding 41 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (kle) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-03-07","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}