Lindsay Hiatt v. HHS - Hepatitis B, left-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2019)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Lindsay Hiatt filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 7, 2016, alleging that the Hepatitis B vaccine she received on or about December 23, 2015, caused her to develop a left-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied that the Hepatitis B immunization caused the alleged SIRVA or any other injury.
The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopted the stipulation, awarding Lindsay Hiatt a lump sum of $110,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages.
This decision was issued on January 17, 2019. Petitioner was represented by Michael G.
McLaren of Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C. Respondent was represented by Ryan Daniel Pyles of the U.S.
Department of Justice.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Lindsay Hiatt received a Hepatitis B vaccine on or about December 23, 2015, and alleged it caused a left-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case. The Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding $110,000.00. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury. The case was settled via stipulation, and the award reflects a compromise of liability and damages. Petitioner was represented by Michael G. McLaren, and respondent was represented by Ryan Daniel Pyles. The decision was issued by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on January 17, 2019.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01467