Barbara J. Brown v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2020)

Barbara J. Brown filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 30, 2017.

She claimed the injury occurred within the time period set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months. Respondent denied that the vaccine caused her alleged injuries.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation as her decision.

Barbara J. Brown was awarded a lump sum of $65,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

This amount covers all items of damages, and the parties agreed to submit to further proceedings for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. The stipulation also included a release of all claims against the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services related to the alleged injury.