Julia Carson v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2020)

Julia Carson filed a petition for vaccine compensation on April 12, 2017, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on November 5, 2015. She claimed the injury resulted in residual effects lasting more than six months and that there had been no prior award or settlement for this condition.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Carson sustained a Table SIRVA injury or that the vaccine caused her injury.

Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on March 27, 2020, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision.

Ms. Carson was awarded a lump sum of $100,500.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

This amount covers all items of damages, and the parties agreed to this settlement as a full and complete resolution of liability and damages claimed under the program, except for potential attorneys' fees and costs.