Ava Stansberry v. HHS - Tdap, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2020)

Ava Stansberry filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 11, 2017, alleging that a Tdap vaccine she received on November 20, 2014, caused or aggravated a shoulder injury. She claimed to have suffered residual effects for more than six months.

Respondent denied that the vaccine caused the injury or that it constituted a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) Table injury. Despite these positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on December 2, 2019, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision. Ava Stansberry was awarded a lump sum of $45,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

This amount represents a negotiated settlement of liability and damages. The case was processed as a Table claim, and the award was made in accordance with the terms of the stipulation.