Donna Bartholomew v. HHS - Hepatitis A, right shoulder injury (2017)

Donna Bartholomew filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on February 3, 2016. She alleged that she suffered a right shoulder injury as a result of receiving a hepatitis A and inactivated polio vaccine on August 23, 2013, and an influenza vaccine on September 5, 2013.

Ms. Bartholomew further alleged that she suffered the residual effects of her injury for more than six months.

The respondent denied that the vaccines caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other condition. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages on March 22, 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. Donna Bartholomew was awarded a lump sum of $84,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The decision was issued on October 20, 2017. Petitioner counsel was Michael G.

McLaren of Black McLaren, et al., P.C. Respondent counsel was Jennifer L.

Reynaud of the U.S. Department of Justice.