Catherine A. Ferdetta v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2016)

Catherine A. Ferdetta filed a petition on August 5, 2015, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a Tdap vaccine on August 16, 2012.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a report conceding that Ms. Ferdetta's left shoulder SIRVA injury was compensable and that the injury lasted more than six months.

Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed the record and, on October 9, 2015, issued an unpublished ruling finding that Ms.

Ferdetta was entitled to compensation. A status conference was scheduled to discuss the quantification of damages.

Subsequently, on December 30, 2015, the parties submitted a Proffer on Award of Compensation. On February 25, 2016, Special Master Christian J.

Moran issued an unpublished decision awarding Ms. Ferdetta a lump sum of $110,000.00, payable by check to Catherine Ferdetta.

This amount represents compensation for all damages available under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Petitioner was represented by Daniel R.

Gage of Gage Fiore, LLC, and respondent was represented by Glenn A. MacLeod of the U.S.

Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, or treatments received by Ms.

Ferdetta, nor does it name any medical experts.