Sharon Long v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2016)

Sharon Long filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on March 9, 2016, alleging that a Tetanus diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination administered on May 6, 2014, caused her to suffer a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied that the residual effects lasted more than six months.

The parties reached a settlement, and on March 8, 2016, they filed a joint stipulation. Under the terms of the stipulation, the respondent agreed to pay Sharon Long a lump sum of $50,000.00 for all damages and an additional $14,000.00 for attorneys' fees and costs.

Petitioner's counsel, Jeffrey S. Pop of Jeffrey S.

Pop & Associates, represented that petitioner incurred no out-of-pocket litigation expenses. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopted the stipulation and awarded the compensation.

The case was settled via stipulation, and the public decision does not detail a specific theory of causation, clinical story, onset, symptoms, tests, treatments, or expert testimony.