Janet Florence v. HHS - Influenza, lymphedema (2015)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Janet Florence filed a petition on May 28, 2015, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on December 2, 2012, caused her to develop lymphedema.
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, reviewed the record and issued a report on May 19, 2015. The respondent stated that Ms.
Florence's claim was compensable under the Act, concluding that her left arm lymphedema was causally related to the December 2, 2012, flu vaccination. The respondent also confirmed that Ms.
Florence met the statutory requirement of suffering the condition for more than six months. Special Master Christian J.
Moran reviewed the record and, based on this review, found that Ms. Florence had established her entitlement to compensation.
A status conference was scheduled for June 15, 2015, to discuss the process for quantifying the amount of damages. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.
The attorneys involved were Lawrence R. Cohan for the Petitioner and Heather L.
Pearlman for the Respondent.