Theresa Ukpo v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2019)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Theresa Ukpo filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 28, 2018, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a Tdap vaccine on April 8, 2017. She further alleged that the residual effects of her injury lasted for more than six months.
The respondent denied that the petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury and denied that the alleged SIRVA and its residual effects were caused-in-fact by the Tdap vaccine. The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation agreeing to a settlement.
Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Theresa Ukpo a lump sum of $62,500.00 as compensation for all damages.
The Tdap vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The decision on the stipulation was issued on November 15, 2019.
Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop of Jeffrey S.
Pop & Associates, and respondent was represented by Adriana Ruth Teitel of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Theresa Ukpo received a Tdap vaccine on April 8, 2017, and alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) with residual effects lasting more than six months. The Tdap vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury and denied that the vaccine caused the alleged injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding petitioner a lump sum of $62,500.00 for all damages. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed clinical findings. The petition was filed on June 28, 2018, and the decision on the stipulation was issued on November 15, 2019. Petitioner's counsel was Jeffrey S. Pop, and respondent's counsel was Adriana Ruth Teitel.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00939