Jasmine Sabet v. HHS - Tdap, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2015)

Jasmine Sabet filed a petition on January 23, 2014, alleging that she received a Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis (Tdap) vaccine on February 11, 2011, and subsequently suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA). The respondent conceded that Petitioner met the legal requirements for compensation and recommended an award.

The parties stipulated to damages, and Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman issued a decision awarding compensation on January 26, 2015. The award included a lump sum payment of $154,700.00, a lump sum payment of $300.00 to Petitioner and Beachside Physical Therapy, Inc., a lump sum payment of $5,262.07 to satisfy Medicaid liens from Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island and/or the State of Rhode Island, and a lump sum payment of $437.19 to satisfy Medicaid liens from WellCare and/or the State of Florida.

Petitioner agreed to endorse the latter two payments to First Recovery Group LLC. Separately, on March 26, 2015, Petitioner filed a stipulation concerning attorneys' fees and costs.

Special Master Hamilton-Fieldman issued a decision on March 26, 2015, awarding $21,173.05 in attorneys' fees and costs, payable jointly to Petitioner and her counsel, Heather M. Bonnet-Hebert.

The total award amount was $175,862.07.