Alice Mulle v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (2017)

Alice Mulle filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she received an influenza vaccine on December 5, 2014, and subsequently suffered a shoulder injury. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit.

Respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that petitioner was entitled to compensation. The respondent agreed that the alleged injury was consistent with shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) and that petitioner met the statutory requirements, including suffering residual effects for more than six months with no other identified cause.

Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence, the court found petitioner entitled to compensation. Subsequently, a decision awarding damages was issued.

The respondent had proffered an award of $65,000.00, which petitioner agreed to. The court awarded Alice Mulle a lump sum payment of $65,000.00 as compensation for all available damages.