Laurie Ann Minns v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2018)

Laurie Ann Minns filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) in her left shoulder after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 5, 2015. She further claimed the residual effects of this injury lasted for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Minns suffered SIRVA or that the vaccine caused her injury.

Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms.

Minns a lump sum of $125,000.00. This amount is intended to cover all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The stipulation noted that the influenza vaccine is on the Vaccine Injury Table, and the parties agreed to this settlement as a compromise of their respective positions on liability and damages. The case was resolved through this stipulation, and Ms.

Minns received compensation for her alleged SIRVA.