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. On February 5, 2014, respondent filed a Proffer on Damages, and the decision entered February 6, 2014 awarded petitioner a lump sum of $35,785.00 pursuant to respondent's proffer, to which petitioner agreed.
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.