{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00290","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00290-0","petitioner_identifier":"Cathy Burgard","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"adult (exact age not stated in public source)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2020-11-13","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barre Syndrome","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":455000,"decision_date":"2025-12-05","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal26","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 17:23:09","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Adult petitioner; influenza vaccine November 13, 2020; alleged GBS. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table GBS and causation; public text lacks clinical chronology. Decision December 5, 2025. Award $455,000.00 lump sum. Petition filed February 27, 2023.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2023-02-27","case_summary":"On February 27, 2023, Cathy Burgard filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on November 13, 2020 caused Guillain-Barre syndrome. The public stipulation identifies her as an adult but does not state an exact age.\n\nRespondent denied that Ms. Burgard suffered a Table GBS injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged GBS or residual effects, and denied that her current condition was vaccine-related. The public text does not describe onset, hospital care, diagnostic testing, treatment, or expert opinions. On December 5, 2025, Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the parties' stipulation and awarded $455,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Cathy Burgard","petitioner_attorney_name":"Jessi Carin Huff","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA","petitioner_attorney_location":"Seattle, WA","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:19","attorney_canonical_keys":"|jessi-huff|","firm_canonical_key":"maglio-christopher-and-toale","package_title":"BURGARD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00290","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00290.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00290.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00290-0","title":"BURGARD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/05/2025) regarding 31 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-01-09","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00290/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00290-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":2395904,"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-00290/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00290-0"}]}