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Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00740
Petitioner: Amy Loeding
Filed: 2015-10-15
Decided: 2016-09-22
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2014-10-10
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) and brachial neuritis
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 100000

AI-assisted case summary:
Amy Loeding filed a petition alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) and brachial neuritis after receiving an influenza vaccination on October 10, 2014. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit. Respondent conceded that petitioner's injury was consistent with SIRVA, that it was caused by the flu vaccination, and that no other causes were identified. Respondent also agreed that the injury persisted for at least six months and that all legal prerequisites for compensation were met. Based on this concession, the court issued a ruling on entitlement, finding Amy Loeding entitled to compensation. Subsequently, respondent filed a proffer on award of compensation, recommending an award of $100,000.00. Petitioner agreed with this proffered award. The court awarded Amy Loeding a lump sum payment of $100,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

Theory of causation field:
Off-Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00740-0
Date issued/filed: 2015-11-16
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 10/15/2015) regarding 15 Ruling on Entitlement ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:15-vv-00740-UNJ Document 18 Filed 11/16/15 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 15-740V
Filed: October 15, 2015
Unpublished
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AMY LOEDING, *
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Petitioner, * Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;
* Influenza;
* Shoulder Injury (“SIRVA”);
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Special Processing Unit (“SPU”)
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Jeffrey Pop, Jeffrey S. Pop, Attorney at Law, Beverly Hills, CA, for petitioner.
Ryan Pyles, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On July 16, 2015, Petitioner filed a petition for compensation under the National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.,2 [the “Vaccine
Act” or “Program”]. Petitioner alleges that she suffered a shoulder injury related to
vaccine administration (“SIRVA”) and brachial neuritis as a result of her October 10,
2014 influenza vaccination. Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special
Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On October 13, 2015, respondent filed her Rule 4(c) report in which she
concedes that petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule
4(c) Report at 1. Specifically, respondent “has concluded that petitioner’s alleged injury
is consistent with SIRVA; that a preponderance of evidence establishes that her SIRVA
was caused in fact by the flu vaccination she received on October 10, 2014; and that no
other causes for petitioner’s SIRVA were identified.” Id. at 2-3. Respondent further
1 Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned intends to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, in accordance with
the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, § 205, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified as amended
at 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2006)). In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to
identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the undersigned agrees that the identified material fits
within this definition, the undersigned will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for
ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

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agrees that petitioner’s injury persisted for at least six months and that all legal
prerequisites for compensation under the Vaccine Act have been satisfied. Id.
In view of respondent’s concession and the evidence before me, I find that
petitioner is entitled to compensation.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Chief Special Master

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DOCUMENT 2: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00740-2
Date issued/filed: 2016-09-22
Pages: 4
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/18/2016) regarding 27 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:15-vv-00740-UNJ Document 38 Filed 09/22/16 Page 1 of 4
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 15-740V
Filed: March 18, 2016
UNPUBLISHED
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AMY LOEDING, *
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Petitioner, * Damages Decision Based on Proffer;
* Influenza;
* Shoulder Injury (SIRVA);
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Special Processing Unit (“SPU”)
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Jeffrey S. Pop, Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, Beverly Hills, CA, for petitioner.
Ryan Pyles, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On July 16, 2015, petitioner filed a petition for compensation under the National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.,2 (the “Vaccine
Act”). Petitioner alleges that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”) and brachial neuritis following receipt of her October 10, 2014
influenza vaccination. Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special Processing
Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On October 15, 2015, a ruling on entitlement was issued, finding petitioner
entitled to compensation for SIRVA. On March 18, 2016, respondent filed a proffer on
award of compensation (“Proffer”) indicating petitioner should be awarded $100,000.00.
Proffer at 1. In the Proffer, respondent represented that petitioner agrees with the
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned intends to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, in accordance with
the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012)(Federal Management and Promotion of
Electronic Government Services). In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to
identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the undersigned agrees that the identified material fits
within this definition, the undersigned will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for
ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

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proffered award. Based on the record as a whole, the undersigned finds that petitioner
is entitled to an award as stated in the Proffer.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Proffer, the undersigned awards
petitioner a lump sum payment of $100,000.00 in the form of a check payable to
petitioner, Amy Loeding. This amount represents compensation for all damages that
would be available under § 300aa-15(a).
The clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this
decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.

Case 1:15-vv-00740-UNJ Document 38 Filed 09/22/16 Page 3 of 4
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
AMY LOEDING,
Petitioner,
v. No. 15-740V
Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND ECF
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
RESPONDENT’S PROFFER ON AWARD OF COMPENSATION
On October 13, 2015, respondent filed her Rule 4(c) Report, in which she recommended
that the Court find petitioner entitled to compensation, and on October 15, 2015, the Court
entered its Ruling on Entitlement, finding petitioner entitled to compensation. Respondent now
proffers that petitioner receive an award of a lump sum of $100,000.00 in the form of a check
payable to petitioner. This amount represents compensation for all elements of compensation
under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a) to which petitioner is entitled.1
Petitioner agrees with the proffered award of $100,000.00.
Respectfully submitted,
BENJAMIN C. MIZER
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
RUPA BHATTACHARYYA
Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
1 This proffer does not include any award for attorneys’ fees and costs that may be awarded
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(e).
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VINCENT J. MATANOSKI
Deputy Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
ALTHEA W. DAVIS
Senior Trial Counsel
Torts Branch, Civil Division
s/ RYAN D. PYLES
RYAN D. PYLES
Trial Attorney
Torts Branch, Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 146
Benjamin Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044-0146
Tel: (202) 616-9847
Dated: March 18, 2016
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