Ann Meril v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2018)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Ann Meril filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 9, 2016, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine received on October 2, 2015. She further alleged that her injury lasted more than six months.
The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged SIRVA or any other injury. Nevertheless, on August 16, 2018, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded.
The Chief Special Master, Nora Beth Dorsey, found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Ann Meril was awarded a lump sum of $25,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages, payable to petitioner.
Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop of Jeffrey S.
Pop & Associates, and respondent was represented by Amy Paula Kokot of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The decision was issued on October 23, 2018.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Ann Meril alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on October 2, 2015, with the injury lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. The public text does not detail the specific medical mechanism, expert testimony, or the basis for the stipulation. Ann Meril was awarded $25,000.00 as a lump sum. The decision date was October 23, 2018. Petitioner's counsel was Jeffrey S. Pop, and respondent's counsel was Amy Paula Kokot.
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USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00969