VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00415
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00415
Petitioner: Willie Johnson
Filed: 2016-04-01
Decided: 2019-12-16
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2013-06-27
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 42000

AI-assisted case summary:
Petitioner Willie Johnson filed a petition for compensation on April 1, 2016, alleging that an influenza vaccine received on June 27, 2013, caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) with residual effects lasting more than six months. The injury was considered a Table injury. Respondent denied that the vaccine caused or aggravated the injury. The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which Special Master Christian J. Moran adopted. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical details of the injury, diagnostic tests performed, or treatments received. Petitioner was represented by Bruce W. Slane, and Respondent was represented by Gabrielle M. Fielding. As per the stipulation, Willie Johnson was awarded $42,000.00 in a lump sum payment, representing compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The decision was issued on December 16, 2019.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Willie Johnson alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on June 27, 2013, caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) with residual effects lasting more than six months. This condition is listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Special Master Christian J. Moran. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or the evidence considered beyond the stipulation. The award was a lump sum of $42,000.00. The decision date was December 16, 2019. Petitioner's counsel was Bruce W. Slane, and Respondent's counsel was Gabrielle M. Fielding.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00415-0
Date issued/filed: 2019-12-16
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/14/2019) regarding 83 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (abs) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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WILLIE JOHNSON, *
* No. 16-415V
Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran
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v. * Filed: November 14, 2019
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Stipulation; influenza (“flu”) vaccine;
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * shoulder injury related to vaccine
* administration (“SIRVA”)
Respondent. *
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Bruce W. Slane, White Plains, NY for Petitioner;
Gabrielle M. Fielding, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for
Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION1
On November 13, 2019, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the
petition for compensation filed by Willie Johnson on April 1, 2016. Petitioner
alleged that the influenza (“flu”) vaccine he received on June 27, 2013, which is
contained in the Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”), 42 C.F.R. §100.3(a), caused
him to suffer a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”).
Petitioner further alleges that he suffered the residual effects of this injury for more
than six months. Petitioner represents that there has been no prior award or
settlement of a civil action for damages on his behalf as a result of his injury.
Respondent denies that the vaccines either caused or significantly
aggravated petitioner’s alleged injury or any other injury, and denies that
petitioner's current disabilities are the result of a vaccine-related injury.
1 The E-Government Act, 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and
Promotion of Electronic Government Services), requires that the Court post this decision on its
website. Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 18(b), the parties have 14 days to file a motion proposing
redaction of medical information or other information described in 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4).
Any redactions ordered by the special master will appear in the document posted on the website.

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Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto. The
undersigned finds said stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the
Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Damages awarded in that stipulation include:
A lump sum payment of $42,000.00 in the form of a check payable to
petitioner. This amount represents compensation for all damages that
would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B,
the clerk is directed to enter judgment in case 16-415V according to this decision
and the attached stipulation.2
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Christian J. Moran
Christian J. Moran
Special Master
2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties can expedite entry of judgment by each
party filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review by a United States Court of Federal
Claims judge.
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