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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-02126
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-02126
Petitioner: GREGORY GOTLIBOWSKI
Filed: 2024-12-26
Decided: 2026-06-26
Vaccine: pneumococcal (Prevnar 20)
Vaccination date: 2023-10-20
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 42500

AI-assisted case summary:
Gregory Gotlibowski filed a petition for compensation on December 26, 2024, alleging that the pneumococcal (Prevnar 20) vaccine administered on October 20, 2023, caused him to suffer a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). He claimed to have received the vaccine in the United States, suffered residual effects for over six months, and had no prior award or settlement for his injury. The respondent denied that Mr. Gotlibowski sustained a SIRVA Table injury or its residual effects, and denied that the vaccine caused any other injury. On June 24, 2026, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. Mr. Gotlibowski was awarded a lump sum of $42,500.00 for all items of damages.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-02126-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-07-31
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 06/26/2026) regarding 29 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 24-2126V
GREGORY GOTLIBOWSKI,
Petitioner,
v. Chief Special Master Corcoran
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND Filed: June 26, 2026
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Leah VaSahnja Durant, Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, Washington, DC, for
Petitioner.
Jamica Marie Littles, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
On December 26, 2024, Gregory Gotlibowski filed a petition for compensation
under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2
(the “Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that pneumococcal (Prevnar 20) vaccine
administered to him on October 20, 2023 caused him to suffer a shoulder injury related
to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”), as defined in the Vaccine Injury Table (42 C.F.R. §
100.3). Petition at 1; Stipulation, filed at June 24, 2026, ¶¶ 1-2, 4. Petitioner further alleges
that he received the vaccine in the United States, that he suffered the residual effects of
his injury for more than six months, and that there has been no prior award or settlement
of a civil action on his behalf as a result of his injury. Stipulation at ¶¶ 3-5; see Petition at
¶¶ 12,14. “Respondent denies that [P]etitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or its
residual effects; and denies that the Prevnar 20 vaccine caused [P]etitioner any other
injury or [P]etitioner’s current condition.” Stipulation at ¶ 6.
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made
publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or
at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government
Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government
Services). This means the Decision will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In
accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other
information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I
agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2018).

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Nevertheless, on June 24, 2026, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation,
stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. I find the stipulation
reasonable and adopt it as my decision awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, I award the following
compensation:
A lump sum of $42,500.00, to be paid through an ACH deposit to Petitioner’s
counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to Petitioner. Stipulation
at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages that would
be available under Section 15(a). Id.
I approve the requested amount for Petitioner’s compensation. In the absence of
a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of Court is directed to
enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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