{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00512","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00512-0","petitioner_identifier":"Charles Upperman","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2021-10-01","condition_raw":"left-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":25000,"decision_date":"2025-03-20","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T01:48:41.943035+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":2,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioner Charles Upperman received an influenza vaccine on October 1, 2021, which is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Petitioner alleged a left-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) and residual effects for more than six months. Respondent denied a Table SIRVA injury, causation, or sequela. The parties filed a joint stipulation to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran awarded $25,000.00 as a lump sum for all damages, representing a compromise of liability and damages. The decision was entered on March 20, 2025. Petitioner counsel was Paul R. Brazil, and respondent counsel was Joseph Douglas Leavitt. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed clinical facts.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2023-04-13","case_summary":"Charles Upperman filed a petition for vaccine compensation on April 13, 2023, alleging a left-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 1, 2021. The petitioner also received a Shingrix vaccine on the same day. The influenza vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The respondent denied that the petitioner sustained a Table SIRVA injury, that the vaccine caused the alleged injury, or that the current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as his decision. Pursuant to the stipulation, Mr. Upperman was awarded a lump sum of $25,000.00 as compensation for all damages, to be paid through an ACH deposit to his counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement. This award represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and damages. The decision was entered on March 20, 2025. Petitioner was represented by Paul R. Brazil of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent was represented by Joseph Douglas Leavitt of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Charles Upperman","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 23:43:39","attorney_canonical_keys":"|paul-brazil|","firm_canonical_key":"muller-brazil","package_title":"UPPERMAN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00512","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00512.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00512.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00512-0","title":"UPPERMAN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 02/18/2025) regarding 30 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (nh) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-03-20","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00512/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00512-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":929176,"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-00512/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00512-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00512-1","title":"UPPERMAN v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 06/27/2025) regarding 37 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (nh) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-07-29","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}