Irene Schurley v. HHS - Influenza, left shoulder injuries (2017)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Irene Schurley filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 25, 2016, alleging that she suffered left shoulder injuries as a result of an influenza vaccine she received on October 8, 2014. Ms.
Schurley stated that the vaccination occurred in the United States and that her injury resulted in sequelae lasting more than six months. She also represented that she had not received any previous award or settlement for her injury.
The respondent denied that the influenza vaccine caused her injuries. The parties later filed a joint stipulation for damages, agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.
Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Irene Schurley was awarded a lump sum of $125,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages.
The decision was issued on December 19, 2017. Paul R.
Brazil represented the petitioner, and Ann Donohue Martin represented the respondent.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Irene Schurley alleged left shoulder injuries resulting from an October 8, 2014, influenza vaccination. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. The public text does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, onset, symptoms, tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. The case was resolved via stipulation, resulting in an award of $125,000.00 for all items of damages. The decision date was December 19, 2017. Petitioner counsel was Paul R. Brazil, and respondent counsel was Ann Donohue Martin.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00621