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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00116
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00116
Petitioner: Gloria Harman
Filed: 2017-01-26
Decided: 2019-05-29
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2015-11-11
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 77500

AI-assisted case summary:
Gloria Harman filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 26, 2017. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on November 11, 2015. Ms. Harman stated that the vaccination was administered in the United States, that she experienced residual effects for more than six months, and that there had been no prior award or settlement for this condition. The respondent denied that the flu immunization caused her alleged injury. On March 27, 2019, the parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. Ms. Harman was awarded a lump sum of $77,500.00 in compensation for all items of damages. 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. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Gloria Harman alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on November 11, 2015. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation on March 27, 2019. The Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding $77,500.00. The public text indicates the theory of causation falls under the "Table" category, but does not provide further details on the specific mechanism, expert testimony, or the breakdown of the award beyond the lump sum. Petitioner counsel was Ronald Craig Homer, and respondent counsel was Camille Michelle Collett. The decision was issued by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on May 29, 2019.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00116-0
Date issued/filed: 2019-05-29
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/28/2019) regarding 55 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer (Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:17-vv-00116-UNJ Document 59 Filed 05/29/19 Page 1 of 7
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 17-116V
Filed: March 28, 2019
UNPUBLISHED
GLORIA HARMAN,
Petitioner,
Special Processing Unit (SPU); Joint
v.
Stipulation on Damages; Influenza
(Flu) Vaccine; Shoulder Injury
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
Related to Vaccine Administration
HUMAN SERVICES,
(SIRVA)
Respondent.
Ronald Craig Homer, Conway, Homer, P.C., Boston, MA, for petitioner.
Camille Michelle Collett, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On January 26, 2017, petitioner filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.,2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”) as a result of an influenza (“flu”) vaccine administered on
November 11, 2015. Petition at 1; Stipulation, filed March 27, 2019, at ¶¶ 1, 2.
Petitioner further alleges that the vaccination was administered within the United States,
that she experienced the residual effects of her injury for more than six months, and that
there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages as a result of
this condition. Petition at 8; Stipulation at ¶¶ 3-5. “Respondent denies that the flu
immunization is the cause of petitioner’s alleged shoulder injury, or any other injury or
condition.” Stipulation at ¶ 6.
1 The undersigned intends to post this decision on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website.
This means the decision will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance with
Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information,
the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the
undersigned agrees that the identified material fits within this definition, the undersigned will redact such
material from public access. Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the
action in this case, undersigned is required to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims'
website in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal
Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services).
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for
ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

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Nevertheless, on March 27, 2019, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation,
stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The undersigned
finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding
damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, the undersigned
awards the following compensation:
A lump sum of $77,500.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner.
Stipulation at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of
damages that would be available under § 15(a). Id.
The undersigned approves the requested amount for petitioner’s compensation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of
the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
2

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