Robert Chirempes v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2018)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Robert Chirempes filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 7, 2017, alleging that an influenza vaccine he received on December 3, 2014, resulted in a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). He stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that he experienced residual effects for more than six months, and that there had been no prior award or settlement for his condition.
The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused the alleged SIRVA or any other injury. The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation on damages, 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. Robert Chirempes was awarded a lump sum of $40,000.00, payable to him, as compensation for all items of damages.
Petitioner counsel was Ronald C. Homer, and respondent counsel was Amy P.
Kokot.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Robert Chirempes alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on December 3, 2014, caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation on damages, agreeing to an award. The public decision does not describe the specific medical mechanism, onset, symptoms, diagnostic tests, or treatments. No experts were named in the public decision. The Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding $40,000.00 as compensation for all damages. The decision was issued by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on February 6, 2018. Petitioner counsel was Ronald C. Homer, and respondent counsel was Amy P. Kokot.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00820