Brenda Benjamin v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccination (SIRVA) (2016)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Brenda Benjamin filed a petition on March 17, 2016, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 3, 2014, caused her to develop a shoulder injury related to vaccination (SIRVA). Respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused Petitioner's SIRVA or any other injury.
The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation for damages, which Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth found to be reasonable and adopted as the court's decision. Under the stipulation, Brenda Benjamin was awarded a lump sum of $75,000.00, payable by check, as compensation for all damages.
The court ordered that judgment be entered in accordance with the terms of the stipulation. Maximillian J.
Muller represented the Petitioner, and Christine M. Becer represented the Respondent.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Brenda Benjamin alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on October 3, 2014, caused a shoulder injury related to vaccination (SIRVA). Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a joint stipulation for damages, which was adopted by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. The stipulation resulted in an award of $75,000.00. The specific theory of causation, medical experts, clinical details of the injury, onset, symptoms, tests, and treatments were not described in the provided public text. The case falls under the "Table" category for theory of causation, indicating a condition listed in the Vaccine Injury Table.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00782