Linda Heeg v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (2015)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Linda Heeg filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by an influenza vaccine she received on September 23, 2013. The respondent conceded entitlement, agreeing that the injury was consistent with SIRVA and caused by the vaccine, and that the injury lasted for more than six months.
Based on this concession, the court issued a ruling on entitlement. Subsequently, the parties reached a stipulation for damages.
The respondent proffered an award of $130,000.00, representing all elements of compensation. The court awarded this lump sum payment.
Following the damages award, the parties also stipulated to attorneys' fees and costs in the amount of $18,287.42, which the court found reasonable and awarded as a lump sum jointly payable to Ms. Heeg and her counsel.
The total compensation awarded was $148,287.42.