Mariana Creighton-O’Connor v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), including bursitis to her right shoulder (2017)

Mariana Creighton-O’Connor filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 29, 2016. She alleged that she received an influenza vaccine on October 9, 2014, and subsequently suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), including bursitis to her right shoulder.

She further alleged that the residual effects of this injury lasted for more than six months. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused the alleged SIRVA or any other injury.

Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on March 3, 2017, agreeing that Mariana Creighton-O’Connor should receive compensation. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court.

Mariana Creighton-O’Connor was awarded $112,200.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. This amount was to be paid as a lump sum in the form of a check payable to her.

The decision was entered on September 22, 2017. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests performed, treatments received, or the mechanism of injury.

Petitioner was represented by Paul R. Brazil of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent was represented by Lara Ann Englund of the U.S.

Department of Justice.