Daniel Soper v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2018)

Daniel Soper filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 17, 2016, alleging that he suffered a shoulder injury caused by his November 11, 2013, influenza vaccination. He claimed residual effects from the condition for more than six months.

The respondent denied that the flu immunization caused the alleged shoulder injury or any other condition. Nevertheless, on January 8, 2018, the parties filed a joint stipulation 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. Pursuant to the stipulation, Daniel Soper was awarded a lump sum of $52,856.46 as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The decision was issued on January 9, 2018. Petitioner counsel was Ronald Craig Homer of Conway, Homer, P.C., and respondent counsel was Camille Michelle Collett of the U.S.

Department of Justice.