{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00737","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00737-0","petitioner_identifier":"Donna Kostuch","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"adult (exact age not stated in public source)","vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2022-10-04","condition_raw":"shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)","condition_category":"SIRVA","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":15000,"decision_date":"2025-08-12","extraction_version":"manual-supplement-redo-2026-05-normal40","extracted_at":"2026-05-04 23:49:25","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Influenza vaccine on October 4, 2022, adult exact age not stated, alleged SIRVA. COMPENSATED by joint stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and sequela, but stipulated to $15,000 for all damages. Public stipulation gives no detailed clinical timeline or expert analysis. Chief Special Master Corcoran, August 12, 2025. Attorney: Kathleen Margaret Loucks, Lommen Abdo Law Firm.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2024-05-10","case_summary":"On May 10, 2024, Donna Kostuch filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on October 4, 2022 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. She alleged residual effects lasting more than six months.\n\nThe public decision is a joint stipulation and does not describe onset, treatment, imaging, or expert opinions. Respondent denied that Ms. Kostuch sustained a Table SIRVA, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was vaccine-related. The parties nevertheless agreed to settle.\n\nOn August 12, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded Ms. Kostuch $15,000 for all damages available under Section 15(a), payable through counsel's IOLTA account. She was represented by Kathleen Margaret Loucks of Lommen Abdo Law Firm.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Donna Kostuch","petitioner_attorney_name":"Kathleen Margaret Loucks","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Lommen Abdo Law Firm","petitioner_attorney_location":"Minneapolis, MN","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:28","attorney_canonical_keys":"|kathleen-loucks|","firm_canonical_key":"lommen-abdo","package_title":"KOSTUCH v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00737","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00737.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00737.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00737-0","title":"KOSTUCH v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/12/2025) regarding 29 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2025-09-17","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00737/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00737-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":1444229,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00737/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00737-0"}]}