{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01516","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01516-0","petitioner_identifier":"Billie J. Lavoie","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2019-10-15","condition_raw":"neuropathic and gastrointestinal symptoms","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2023-05-08","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:44:21.703456+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Billie J. Lavoie filed a petition on October 14, 2022, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 15, 2019, caused neuropathic and gastrointestinal symptoms. The case was before Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey, with Daniel Henry Pfeifer representing the petitioner and Parisa Tabassian representing the respondent. The petitioner moved to dismiss her case on May 8, 2023, stating she could not secure expert testimony to establish causation between her injuries and the vaccine, and thus could not meet her burden of proof under the National Vaccine Injury Act. The respondent agreed to the dismissal. The Special Master dismissed the case, finding the petitioner not entitled to compensation, as the public decision does not describe any specific medical expert testimony, a proposed mechanism of injury, or whether the alleged injuries were a \"Table Injury\" or an \"autism spectrum disorder\" or \"childhood serious viral infection\" as defined by the Act. No award was made.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2022-10-14","case_summary":"Billie J. Lavoie, an adult, filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 14, 2022. She alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on October 15, 2019, caused her to suffer illness and adverse effects, specifically neuropathic and gastrointestinal symptoms. The respondent was the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical course, diagnostic tests, or treatments. The petitioner's counsel was Daniel Henry Pfeifer of Pfeifer, Morgan & Stesiak. The respondent's counsel was Parisa Tabassian. The Special Master overseeing the case was Nora Beth Dorsey. After the respondent filed a Rule 4(c) Report, the petitioner filed a motion to dismiss her own case on May 8, 2023. In her motion, the petitioner stated that she had consulted with an expert physician but could not secure qualified testimony that adequately established causation between her alleged injuries and the flu vaccine. Consequently, she concluded that she could not meet her burden of proof for entitlement to compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Act. The respondent agreed to the dismissal. Special Master Dorsey reviewed the record and the petitioner's motion. Finding that the petitioner was not entitled to compensation, the Special Master dismissed the case. The public decision does not detail the specific reasoning beyond the petitioner's inability to establish causation and the respondent's agreement to dismissal. Judgment was to be entered accordingly.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Daniel Henry Pfeifer","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Pfeifer, Morgan & Stesiak","petitioner_attorney_location":"South Bend, IN","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|daniel-pfeifer|","firm_canonical_key":"pfeifer-morgan-and-stesiak","package_title":"LAVOIE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01516","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01516.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01516.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01516-0","title":"LAVOIE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 5/8/2023) regarding 22 DECISION of Special Master. Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (mjf) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-06-02","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01516/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01516-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":199615,"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-01516/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01516-0"}]}