Lynn Johnson v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2019)

Petitioner Lynn Johnson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 14, 2017. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine.

Petitioner further alleged that her injuries persisted for over six months, that she received the vaccine in the United States, and that she had not brought an action for, or received compensation for, her vaccine-related injuries. Respondent denied that the flu vaccination caused petitioner's SIRVA or any other injury.

On February 22, 2019, 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, Lynn Johnson was awarded a lump sum of $70,000.00 in compensation for all items of damages. The decision was issued on February 25, 2019.

Petitioner was represented by Isaiah Richard Kalinowski of Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, and respondent was represented by Claudia Barnes Gangi of the U.S. Department of Justice.