Kathy Aikin v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2016)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On September 2, 2015, Kathy Aikin filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Petitioner alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on November 27, 2013, caused her to suffer a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA).
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused Petitioner's SIRVA or any other injury. On June 23, 2016, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages.
Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Petitioner was awarded $95,000.00 as a lump sum to compensate for all damages.
The parties agreed to expedite the entry of judgment by renouncing the right to seek review. Maximillian J.
Muller represented the Petitioner, and Althea Davis represented the Respondent.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Kathy Aikin alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on November 27, 2013, caused her to suffer a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA). The respondent denied causation. The parties reached a joint stipulation for damages, which was approved by Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman. Petitioner was awarded $95,000.00. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, onset, symptoms, tests, or treatments.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00964