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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01463
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01463
Petitioner: Marilyn Wenker
Filed: 2015-12-03
Decided: 2017-12-08
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2013-09-13
Condition: shoulder injury
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 103981

AI-assisted case summary:
Marilyn Wenker filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 3, 2015, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury caused by her influenza vaccination on September 13, 2013. She further alleged that she experienced residual effects of the injury for more than six months and that there had been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages as a result of her condition. The respondent denied that the flu immunization caused any injury to the petitioner. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on April 13, 2017, agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Pursuant to the stipulation, Marilyn Wenker was awarded a lump sum of $103,981.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. This amount was paid in the form of a check payable to the petitioner. The decision was entered on December 8, 2017. Petitioner was represented by Barry Alan Washor of Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool, LLP, and respondent was represented by Gordon Elliot Shemin of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. The theory of causation is based on a stipulation.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Marilyn Wenker alleged a shoulder injury, specifically SIRVA, caused by an influenza vaccination on September 13, 2013. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. The stipulation resulted in an award of $103,981.00. The theory of causation is based on the "Table" as indicated by the database fields, but the public decision text relies on a joint stipulation rather than detailing specific medical evidence or expert testimony regarding the mechanism of injury. Petitioner counsel was Barry Alan Washor, and respondent counsel was Gordon Elliot Shemin. The decision date was December 8, 2017.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01463-0
Date issued/filed: 2017-12-08
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/13/2017) regarding 41 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 15-1463V
Filed: April 13, 2017
UNPUBLISHED
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MARILYN WENKER, *
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Petitioner, * Joint Stipulation on Damages;
v. * Influenza;
* Shoulder Injury; SIRVA;
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Special Processing Unit (“SPU”)
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Barry Alan Washor, Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool, LLP, New York, NY, for
petitioner.
Gordon Elliot Shemin, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On December 3, 2015, petitioner filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.,2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that she suffered a shoulder injury caused by her
September 13, 2013 influenza vaccination. Petition at 1; Stipulation, filed April 13,
2017, at ¶ 4. Petitioner further alleges she experienced the residual effects of her injury
for more than six months and that there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil
action for damages as a result of her condition. Petition at 4; Stipulation at ¶¶ 4-5.
“Respondent denies that the flu immunization caused any injury to petitioner. ”
Stipulation at ¶ 6.
Nevertheless, on April 13, 2017, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation,
stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The undersigned
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned intends to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, in accordance with
the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of
Electronic Government Services). In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to
identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the undersigned agrees that the identified material fits
within this definition, the undersigned will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for
ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

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finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding
damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, the undersigned
awards the following compensation:
A lump sum of $103,981.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner.
Stipulation at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of
damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Id.
The undersigned approves the requested amount for petitioner’s compensation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of
the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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