{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00164","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00164-0","petitioner_identifier":"Ralph Devito","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"adult (exact age not stated in public source)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2021-10-13","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) or neuropathy","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":75000,"decision_date":"2025-10-06","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal36","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 19:46:51","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine, October 13, 2021, alleged GBS within Table timeframe or alternatively neuropathy caused-in-fact by flu vaccine. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table injury, vaccine causation, and sequelae. Public decision/stipulation gives no onset, neurologic timeline, testing, experts, or mechanism. Award: $75,000 lump sum for all Section 15(a) damages, ACH to counsel IOLTA. Chief Special Master Corcoran October 6, 2025. Attorney Nancy R. Meyers; respondent Jay T. Williamson.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2025-09-15","case_summary":"On September 15, 2025, Ralph Devito filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination on October 13, 2021 caused Guillain-Barre syndrome within the Table timeframe or, alternatively, caused neuropathy in fact. He alleged residual effects lasting more than six months.\n\nRespondent denied that Mr. Devito sustained a Table injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused his alleged GBS or neuropathy, and denied that any current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The public decision is a stipulation decision and does not describe the clinical onset, neurologic findings, diagnostic tests, treatment, experts, or the causation theory beyond the Table/cause-in-fact allegations.\n\nOn October 6, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and awarded Mr. Devito $75,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account, representing all Vaccine Act damages.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Ralph Devito","petitioner_attorney_name":"Nancy R. Meyers","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Turning Point Litigation","petitioner_attorney_location":"Greensboro, NC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:23","attorney_canonical_keys":"|nancy-meyers|","firm_canonical_key":"turning-point-litigation","package_title":"DEVITO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00164","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00164.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00164.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00164-0","title":"DEVITO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/06/2025) regarding 60 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ers) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-11-05","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00164/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00164-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":6102537,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00164/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00164-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00164-1","title":"DEVITO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/10/2026) regarding 68 DECISION of Special Master - Fees. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (mva) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-04-08","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}