Susanne Murphy v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (2016)

Susanne Murphy filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 8, 2015, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccination received on September 23, 2013. She stated she received the vaccination in the United States, suffered effects for more than six months, and had not received other compensation for the injury.

Respondent denied that the flu vaccination caused her alleged SIRVA. However, on May 3, 2016, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The Chief Special Master found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the Court's decision. The parties stipulated that Susanne Murphy would receive a lump sum of $125,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages.

The court approved this amount and directed the clerk to enter judgment accordingly.