Jovan Ragia v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2016)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Jovan Ragia filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on July 30, 2015, alleging that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) caused by a Tdap vaccine he received on April 16, 2014. The respondent conceded that compensation was appropriate, concluding that petitioner suffered a non-Table injury of SIRVA that was causally related to the vaccination and had lasted for more than six months.
Based on this concession and the evidence, the court ruled in favor of entitlement. Subsequently, on October 14, 2015, the parties filed a stipulation for damages.
The respondent proffered an award of $109,579.18, which included compensation for lost earnings ($8,326.22), pain and suffering ($100,000.00), and past unreimbursable expenses ($1,252.96). The court awarded this amount.
Later, on November 30, 2015, the parties filed a stipulation for attorney fees and costs, agreeing to an award of $12,493.31. The court granted this request, awarding the total sum jointly to the petitioner and his counsel.