Jackie Ratliff v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2020)

Jackie Ratliff filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a right arm injury, specifically Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA), caused by an influenza vaccine she received on November 20, 2014. Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injuries.

Despite these denials, the parties reached a joint stipulation for settlement. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Jackie Ratliff a total of $80,796.24.

This amount included a lump sum of $80,750.00 payable to the petitioner and $46.24 to satisfy a Medicaid lien from the state of Illinois, which the petitioner agreed to endorse to the state. The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the stipulation resolved issues of liability and damages, except for potential future attorneys' fees and costs.