Holly Grant v. HHS - Influenza, left arm and left shoulder pain (2014)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Holly Grant filed a petition on September 26, 2013, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She alleged that a flu vaccine administered on September 28, 2010, caused her to suffer pain in her left arm and left shoulder.
Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a ruling on entitlement on December 11, 2013. A decision awarding compensation based on a stipulation between the parties was entered on February 6, 2014.
The specific details of the compensation award are not available in the public staging text. On February 25, 2014, petitioner's counsel filed a motion requesting $4,387.64 in attorneys' fees and costs, representing $23.60 in out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the petitioner.
Respondent's counsel indicated no objection to this request. Special Master Dorsey granted the motion, approving an award of $4,387.64, payable by check jointly to Holly Grant and her counsel, Sherry Kay Drew of McDowell & Drew, Ltd.
The decision regarding attorneys' fees and costs was issued on March 26, 2014. The public staging text does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, treatments, or the mechanism of injury.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Holly Grant alleged that a flu vaccine received on September 28, 2010, caused left arm and left shoulder pain, consistent with SIRVA (Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration). Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey ruled on entitlement on December 11, 2013, and a compensation award was entered on February 6, 2014, based on a stipulation. The specific details of the compensation award are not available in the public staging text. Attorneys' fees and costs were awarded in the amount of $4,387.64, including $23.60 in out-of-pocket expenses, by Special Master Dorsey on March 26, 2014. Petitioner's counsel was Sherry Kay Drew of McDowell & Drew, Ltd., and respondent's counsel was Debra A. Filteau Begley. The public staging text does not detail the medical mechanism of injury or name any medical experts.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00743