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Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01493
Petitioner: Angela B. Cooper
Filed: 2017-10-11
Decided: 2018-10-24
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2015-10-16
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 40000

AI-assisted case summary:
Angela B. Cooper filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 11, 2017, alleging she suffered a Table injury, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), from an influenza vaccine received on October 16, 2015. She stated she received the vaccination in the United States and suffered residual effects for more than six months. Respondent conceded that compensation was appropriate, finding that petitioner's injury met the requirements of a Table injury claim for SIRVA. A ruling on entitlement was issued on July 27, 2018, finding petitioner entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on September 6, 2018, respondent filed a proffer on award of compensation, proposing an award of $40,000.00 for pain and suffering, which petitioner agreed to. The decision dated October 24, 2018, awarded petitioner a lump sum payment of $40,000.00 for pain and suffering.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01493-0
Date issued/filed: 2018-10-17
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 07/27/2018) regarding 22 Ruling on Entitlement ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:17-vv-01493-UNJ Document 33 Filed 10/17/18 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 17-1493V
Filed: July 27, 2018
UNPUBLISHED
ANGELA B. COOPER,
Petitioner, Special Processing Unit (SPU);
v. Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;
Table Injury; Influenza (Flu) Vaccine;
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine
HUMAN SERVICES, Administration (SIRVA)
Respondent.
Jeffrey A. Golvash, Brennan, Robins, & Daley P.C., Pittsburgh, PA, for petitioner.
Lynn Elizabeth Ricciardella, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for
respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On October 11, 2017, petitioner filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.,2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that she suffered a Table injury, shoulder injury
related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”), or, in the alternative, a SIRVA caused-in-
fact by the influenza vaccine she received on October 16, 2015. Petition at 1, ¶ 9.
Petitioner further alleges that she received the vaccination in the United States, suffered
the residual effects of her injury for more than six months, and that neither she nor any
other party has never received compensation for her injury, alleged as vaccine caused.
Id. at ¶¶ 2, 9-10. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of
Special Masters.
1 Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned intends to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, in accordance with
the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of
Electronic Government Services). In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to
identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the undersigned agrees that the identified material fits
within this definition, the undersigned will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for
ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

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On July 27, 2018, respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he concedes that
petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report at 1.
Specifically, respondent “has concluded that compensation is appropriate because
petitioner’s injury meets the requirements of a Table injury claim for SIRVA stemming
from the flu vaccination administered on October 16, 2015.” Id. at 3. Respondent
further agrees that “petitioner has met the statutory requirements for entitlement to
compensation.” Id.
In view of respondent’s position and the evidence of record, the
undersigned finds that petitioner is entitled to compensation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Chief Special Master

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DOCUMENT 2: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01493-1
Date issued/filed: 2018-10-24
Pages: 4
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/06/2018) regarding 28 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:17-vv-01493-UNJ Document 36 Filed 10/24/18 Page 1 of 4
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 17-1493V
Filed: September 6, 2018
UNPUBLISHED
ANGELA B. COOPER,
Special Processing Unit (SPU);
Petitioner,
Damages Decision Based on Proffer;
v.
Influenza (Flu) Vaccine; Shoulder
Injury Related to Vaccine
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
Administration (SIRVA)
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Jeffrey A. Golvash, Brennan, Robins, & Daley P.C., Pittsburgh, PA, for petitioner.
Mollie Danielle Gorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On October 11, 2017, petitioner filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.,2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that she suffered a Table injury, shoulder injury
related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”), or, in the alternative, a SIRVA caused-in-
fact by the influenza vaccine she received on October 16, 2015. Petition at 1, ¶ 9. The
case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On July 27, 2018, a ruling on entitlement was issued, finding petitioner entitled to
compensation for her SIRVA. On September 6, 2018, respondent filed a proffer on
award of compensation (“Proffer”) indicating petitioner should be awarded $40,000.00,
representing an amount for pain and suffering. Proffer at 1. In the Proffer, respondent
represented that petitioner agrees with the proffered award. Id. Based on the record as
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned intends to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, in accordance with
the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of
Electronic Government Services). In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to
identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the undersigned agrees that the identified material fits
within this definition, the undersigned will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for
ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

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a whole, the undersigned finds that petitioner is entitled to an award as stated in the
Proffer.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Proffer, the undersigned awards
petitioner a lump sum payment of $40,000.00, representing an amount for pain
and suffering, in the form of a check payable to petitioner, Angela B. Cooper. This
amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under § 15(a).
The clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this
decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
2

Case 1:17-vv-01493-UNJ Document 36 Filed 10/24/18 Page 3 of 4
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
)
ANGELA B. COOPER, )
)
Petitioner, )
) No. 17-1493V
v. ) Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey
) ECF
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN )
SERVICES, )
)
Respondent. )
)
RESPONDENT’S PROFFER ON AWARD OF COMPENSATION
I. Items of Compensation
On July 27, 2018, respondent conceded that entitlement to compensation was appropriate
under the terms of the Vaccine Act. Thereafter, on the same date, Chief Special Master Dorsey
issued a Ruling on Entitlement, finding that petitioner was entitled to vaccine compensation for
her Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (“SIRVA”). Based upon the evidence of
record, respondent proffers that petitioner should be awarded $40,000.00. The award is
comprised of the following: $40,000.00 for pain and suffering. This amount represents all
elements of compensation to which petitioner would be entitled under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
Petitioner agrees.
II. Form of the Award
The parties recommend that compensation provided to petitioner should be made through
a lump sum payment of $40,000.00, in the form of a check payable to petitioner. Petitioner
agrees.
Petitioner is a competent adult. Evidence of guardianship is not required in this case.

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Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH H. HUNT
Assistant Attorney General
C. SALVATORE D’ALESSIO
Acting Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
CATHARINE E. REEVES
Deputy Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
ALEXIS B. BABCOCK
Assistant Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
/s/ Mollie D. Gorney
Mollie D. Gorney
Trial Attorney
Torts Branch, Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 146
Benjamin Franklin Station
Washington D.C. 20044-0146
Tel: (202) 616- 4029
mollie.d.gorney@usdoj.gov
Dated: September 6, 2018