Paris Henderson v. HHS - MMR, cellulitis and a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2017)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Paris Henderson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on March 3, 2017, alleging that she developed cellulitis and a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving Tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) and measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccines on July 16, 2014. She further alleged that she experienced residual effects of her injury for more than six months.
The respondent denied that the Tdap and/or MMR immunizations caused her alleged conditions. Nevertheless, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, which Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopted.
Paris Henderson was awarded a lump sum of $110,000.00 for all items of damages and an additional $3,977.32 to reimburse a lien for services rendered by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services. The decision was based on this joint stipulation.
Ronald Craig Homer represented the petitioner, and Linda Sara Renzi represented the respondent. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury.
Theory of causation
Paris Henderson alleged that she developed cellulitis and a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving Tdap and MMR vaccines on July 16, 2014, and experienced residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. The award included a lump sum of $110,000.00 for all damages and $3,977.32 for reimbursement of a lien from the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services. The public decision does not specify the theory of causation, the mechanism of injury, or name any experts.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00127