Daniel H Trigoboff v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2021)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Daniel Trigoboff filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 21, 2017. He alleged that he sustained a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination on or about November 16, 2015.
The respondent denied that the petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury and denied that the Tdap immunization caused the petitioner's injury. The parties reached a settlement.
On January 5, 2021, they filed a joint stipulation. The respondent agreed to pay a lump sum of $38,000.00 to Mr.
Trigoboff as compensation for all damages. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation and awarded compensation in that amount.
Petitioner's counsel was Robert P. Goodwin, Esq., and respondent's counsel was Alexis Babcock, Esq.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Daniel Trigoboff alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following a Tdap vaccination on November 16, 2015. Respondent denied the injury was a Table injury or that the vaccine caused the condition. The parties reached a stipulation for settlement. The Special Master adopted the stipulation. The public text does not specify the theory of causation beyond SIRVA, nor does it name experts or detail the mechanism of injury. The award was a lump sum of $38,000.00. The decision was made by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth on February 1, 2021, based on a stipulation filed January 5, 2021. Petitioner's counsel was Robert P. Goodwin, Esq., and respondent's counsel was Alexis Babcock, Esq.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01117