Mazie Lawson v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury (2016)

Mazie Lawson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury as a result of receiving a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine on April 22, 2014. She further alleged that she experienced the residual effects of her injury for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the Tdap vaccine caused petitioner to suffer from a shoulder injury or any other injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on June 10, 2016, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court in awarding damages. The parties stipulated that Mazie Lawson would receive a lump sum of $70,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The court approved the requested amount and directed that judgment be entered accordingly.