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Oler adopted the stipulation, awarding $35,000.00 in damages. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or the basis for the stipulation beyond the parties' agreement to settle. Petitioner counsel was Ronald Homer; respondent counsel was Adriana Teitel. Decision date was May 10, 2021.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-03-17","case_summary":"Derek Saunders filed a petition on March 17, 2021, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. He alleged that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine he received on October 14, 2015. The respondent denied that the petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused the alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that his current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. 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