Jaynee Beaty v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2019)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Jaynee Beaty, an adult, filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on March 12, 2018. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of a Tdap vaccine she received on April 2, 2016.
The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit. On April 1, 2019, the respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Ms.
Beaty was entitled to compensation. The respondent determined that her medical course was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table, that she suffered residual effects for more than six months, and that she satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation.
On April 5, 2019, Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a Ruling on Entitlement finding Ms. Beaty eligible for compensation.
Subsequently, on May 22, 2019, the respondent filed a proffer on award of compensation. The parties agreed to an award of $100,138.16, comprising $100,000.00 for pain and suffering and $138.16 for past unreimbursed expenses.
On May 22, 2019, Chief Special Master Dorsey issued a Decision Awarding Damages, awarding Ms. Beaty a lump sum payment of $100,138.16.
Petitioner was represented by Diana Lynn Stadelnikas of Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, and respondent was represented by Colleen Clemons Hartley of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. The case proceeded as a Table claim.