{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01282","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01282-0","petitioner_identifier":"Betty Mae Spencer","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"adult (exact age not stated in public source)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2019-10-09","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre syndrome","condition_category":"neurological","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":95000,"decision_date":"2025-09-16","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal38","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 21:06:08","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine, October 9, 2019, adult Betty Mae Spencer, exact age not stated, alleged Guillain-Barre syndrome. COMPENSATED by stipulation through Belinda Yanchik as personal representative of Ms. Spencer's estate. Respondent denied Table GBS, causation, and that any vaccine-related injury caused Ms. Spencer's death or death-related sequela; the public stipulation does not state a death date or clinical GBS chronology. Award: $95,000 lump sum by ACH to counsel's IOLTA account. Chief Special Master Corcoran, September 16, 2025. Attorney Joseph Vuckovich.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2022-09-13","case_summary":"On September 13, 2022, Betty Mae Spencer filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on October 9, 2019, caused Guillain-Barre syndrome. After Ms. Spencer's death, Belinda Yanchik proceeded as the personal representative of her estate.\n\nThe Secretary denied that Ms. Spencer suffered a Table GBS injury, denied that the vaccine caused GBS or any other injury, and denied that the vaccination caused Ms. Spencer's death or any death-related sequelae. The public stipulation resolving the case does not state Ms. Spencer's exact age, the date of her death, the onset date for neurologic symptoms, or the clinical course of the alleged GBS.\n\nOn September 16, 2025, Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the parties' stipulation. Ms. Yanchik, as personal representative of the estate, was awarded $95,000.00 for all damages available under section 15(a), payable by ACH deposit to counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement. The estate was represented by Joseph Vuckovich.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Joseph Alexander Vuckovich","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|joseph-vuckovich|","firm_canonical_key":"maglio-christopher-and-toale","package_title":"YANCHIK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01282","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01282.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01282.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01282-0","title":"YANCHIK v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/16/2025) regarding 50 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-10-17","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01282/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01282-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":6933057,"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-01282/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01282-0"}]}