Lindsey Denwiddie v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2020)

Lindsey Denwiddie filed a petition on September 26, 2017, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 2, 2014. She claimed the injury met the criteria for a Table injury or was otherwise caused-in-fact by the vaccine.

Respondent denied that Ms. Denwiddie sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite the denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on September 11, 2020, agreeing that compensation should be awarded. The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision.

Ms. Denwiddie was awarded a lump sum of $130,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

Judgment was to be entered accordingly.