Terry St. Pierre v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2014)

Terry St. Pierre filed a petition on December 26, 2012, alleging that she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) as a result of receiving an influenza (flu) vaccination.

Respondent denied that petitioner's SIRVA or any related medical problems were caused by receipt of the flu vaccine. Nonetheless, both parties agreed in a stipulation filed July 21, 2014 to settle the case.

Special Master Corcoran reviewed the file and found the stipulation reasonable, adopting it as his decision in awarding damages. Petitioner received a lump sum of $7,500.00, representing compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).

The parties also agreed to attorneys' fees and costs of $19,900.00, payable jointly to petitioner and her counsel, Diana S. Sedar, Esq. of Maglio, Christopher & Toale.

Petitioner had not incurred any reimbursable out-of-pocket litigation costs.