Lauris Carlson v. HHS - Influenza, shortness of breath, pharyngeal swelling, erythema, angioedema, reactive airway disease, and psychiatric injury (2015)

Lauris Carlson filed a petition on October 7, 2015, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on September 18, 2012, caused her to suffer from shortness of breath, pharyngeal swelling, erythema, angioedema, reactive airway disease, and psychiatric injury. She further alleged that these vaccine-related injuries resulted in residual effects lasting more than six months.

Respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused her injuries or their sequelae. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on October 6, 2015, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Lauris Carlson was awarded a lump sum of $20,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

A separate decision on November 3, 2015, awarded $26,000.00 in attorneys' fees and costs, jointly payable to the petitioner and her counsel, as respondent did not object to the reasonableness of the request.