Janice Condara v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (2020)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Janice Condara filed a petition on July 20, 2017, alleging that the influenza vaccine she received on November 22, 2014, caused her to suffer from a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the injury or that it constituted a SIRVA Table injury.
Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation. Special Master Christian J.
Moran reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as the decision of the Court. As compensation for all damages, Janice Condara was awarded a lump sum payment of $59,375.00, payable by check to the petitioner.
The decision was issued on October 27, 2020. Brian L.
Cinelli represented the petitioner, and Dhairya D. Jani represented the respondent.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, or treatments received by the petitioner.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Janice Condara alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on November 22, 2014, caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) with residual effects lasting over six months. The injury is listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent denied causation and that the condition was a Table injury. The parties reached a joint stipulation, which Special Master Christian J. Moran found reasonable and adopted. The stipulation resulted in a lump sum award of $59,375.00 for all damages. Petitioner's counsel was Brian L. Cinelli, and respondent's counsel was Dhairya D. Jani. The decision date was October 27, 2020. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or the medical evidence considered beyond the stipulation.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00977