Sandra Williams v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2019)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Sandra Williams filed a petition on December 11, 2017, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on November 23, 2015, caused her to suffer a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA). The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the injury.
On October 17, 2019, the parties filed a stipulation recommending an award of compensation. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court.
Petitioner was awarded a lump sum of $30,000.00, payable to petitioner, as compensation for all damages. The case was decided based on this stipulation, and judgment was entered accordingly.
The public decision does not describe the petitioner's counsel, respondent's counsel, specific clinical details of the injury, onset, symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. The decision was issued by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Sandra Williams alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on November 23, 2015, caused a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA). The respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation for compensation, which the Special Master adopted. Petitioner was awarded $30,000.00. The theory of causation was based on the Vaccine Injury Table. The public decision does not name experts or describe the specific mechanism of injury. The decision was issued by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on November 15, 2019, based on a stipulation filed October 17, 2019. Petitioner's counsel was AnnMarie N. Sayad of Zgheib Sayad, P.C., and respondent's counsel was Linda S. Renzi of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01925