Nanci Brill v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (2015)

Nanci Brill filed a petition on October 14, 2014, under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine she received on September 13, 2011. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) Report on June 25, 2015, conceding that Ms.

Brill suffered from a SIRVA injury and recommending compensation. The parties subsequently entered into a proffer for an award of compensation.

On October 14, 2015, Special Master Laura D. Millman issued a decision awarding Ms.

Brill a lump sum payment of $295,000.00. This amount represents all elements of compensation to which she would be entitled under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).

The award was made payable to Nanci Brill, who is a competent adult. Petitioner was represented by Ronald C.

Homer, and respondent was represented by Michael P. Milmoe.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.