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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00075
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00075
Petitioner: Sherri Cayton
Filed: 2018-01-16
Decided: 2019-09-11
Vaccine: pneumococcal
Vaccination date: 2016-12-16
Condition: right-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 86500

AI-assisted case summary:
Sherri Cayton filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 16, 2018. She alleged that she received a pneumococcal vaccination on December 16, 2016, and subsequently suffered a right-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Ms. Cayton's claim met the Table criteria for SIRVA and that she satisfied the statutory requirements for compensation. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a ruling on entitlement, finding Ms. Cayton entitled to compensation. Subsequently, the parties submitted a proffer for damages. The respondent's proffer indicated that Ms. Cayton should be awarded $86,500.00, which included $1,500.00 for past unreimbursable expenses. The respondent represented that Ms. Cayton agreed with this proffered award. Chief Special Master Dorsey issued a decision awarding Ms. Cayton a lump sum payment of $86,500.00, payable by check to Sherri Cayton, as compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The case was resolved through a concession by the respondent and a stipulated award. Petitioner was represented by Jessica Anne Olins of Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, and respondent was represented by Ryan Daniel Pyles of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Sherri Cayton alleged a right-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine administered on December 16, 2016. The respondent conceded that the claim met the Table criteria for SIRVA and that petitioner satisfied statutory requirements for compensation. The case was resolved via concession and stipulated award. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a ruling on entitlement and subsequently a decision awarding $86,500.00, including $1,500.00 for past unreimbursable expenses. Petitioner was represented by Jessica Anne Olins, and respondent by Ryan Daniel Pyles.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00075-0
Date issued/filed: 2019-08-21
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 06/06/2019) regarding 36 Ruling on Entitlement ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:18-vv-00075-UNJ Document 47 Filed 08/21/19 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 18-75V
Filed: June 6, 2019
UNPUBLISHED
SHERRI CAYTON,
Petitioner, Special Processing Unit (SPU);
v. Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;
Table Injury; Pneumococcal
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND Conjugate Vaccine; Shoulder Injury
HUMAN SERVICES, Related to Vaccine Administration
(SIRVA)
Respondent.
Jessica Anne Olins, Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, Washington, DC, for petitioner.
Ryan Daniel Pyles, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On January 16, 2018, 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 received a pneumococcal vaccination on
December 16, 2016, and thereafter suffered a right-sided shoulder injury related to
vaccine administration (“SIRVA”). Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special
Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On June 4, 2019, 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 2-
3. Specifically, respondent concluded that petitioner’s claim meets the Table criteria for
1 The undersigned intends to post this ruling on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website. This
means the ruling will be available to anyone with access to the internet. 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. Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this
case, undersigned is required 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).
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755.

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a SIRVA Id. at 3. Respondent further agrees that petitioner satisfied the statutory
requirements for compensation in this case. 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_18-vv-00075-1
Date issued/filed: 2019-09-11
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 06/06/2019) regarding 37 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:18-vv-00075-UNJ Document 48 Filed 09/11/19 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 18-75V
Filed: June 6, 2019
UNPUBLISHED
SHERRI CAYTON,
Petitioner,
Special Processing Unit (SPU);
v.
Damages Decision Based on Proffer;
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine;
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine
HUMAN SERVICES,
Administration (SIRVA)
Respondent.
Jessica Anne Olins, Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, Washington, DC, for petitioner.
Ryan Daniel Pyles, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On January 16, 2018, 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 received a pneumococcal vaccination on
December 16, 2016, and thereafter suffered a right-sided shoulder injury related to
vaccine administration (“SIRVA”). Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special
Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On June 6, 2019, a ruling on entitlement was issued, finding petitioner entitled to
compensation for a SIRVA. On June 4, 2019, respondent filed a proffer on award of
compensation (“Proffer”) indicating petitioner should be awarded $86,500.00, which
1 The undersigned intends to post this decision on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website.
This means the decision will be available to anyone with access to the internet. 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. Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the
action in this case, undersigned is required 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).
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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includes $1,500.00 for past unreimbursable expenses. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report
Recommending Compensation and Proffer of Compensation at 4. In the Proffer,
respondent represented that petitioner agrees with the proffered award. Id. Based on
the record as 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 $86,500.00 in the form of a check payable to
petitioner, Sherri Cayton. 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