Diana Bell v. HHS - Pneumococcal, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2018)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Diana Bell filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 15, 2017. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a Prevnar 13 vaccine on March 28, 2016, and that her vaccine-related injuries lasted for more than six months.
The respondent denied that the vaccine caused her injury. On June 22, 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, Diana Bell was awarded a lump sum of $50,744.66, representing compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.
The decision was issued on September 26, 2018. Petitioner counsel was Jeffrey S.
Pop, and respondent counsel was Robert Paul Coleman, III.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Diana Bell alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following a Prevnar 13 vaccine on March 28, 2016, with injuries lasting over six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to an award. The public text does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or clinical details of the injury, onset, symptoms, tests, or treatments. The case was resolved via stipulation, with Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopting the stipulation as the decision. The award was a lump sum of $50,744.66. The theory of causation is based on the "Table" for SIRVA, as indicated by the case outcome and the nature of the alleged injury. Petitioner counsel was Jeffrey S. Pop, and respondent counsel was Robert Paul Coleman, III. The decision date was September 26, 2018.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00638