Vickie Ray v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccination administration (SIRVA) (2020)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Vickie Ray filed a petition for compensation on September 21, 2018, alleging that an influenza vaccine received on or around September 23, 2015, or October 20, 2016, caused her to suffer from a shoulder injury related to vaccination administration (SIRVA). She further alleged that the residual effects of this injury lasted for more than six months.
The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused Ms. Ray's injury.
The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation. Special Master Christian J.
Moran adopted the stipulation as the decision of the Court. Ms.
Ray was awarded a lump sum payment of $19,500.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the program. This case was processed as a Table claim, and entitlement was stipulated.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. David G.
Rogers represented the petitioner, and Lynn C. Schlie represented the respondent.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Vickie Ray alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on or around September 23, 2015, or October 20, 2016, caused a shoulder injury related to vaccination administration (SIRVA), with residual effects lasting over six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which Special Master Christian J. Moran adopted. The case was processed as a Table claim, and entitlement was stipulated. Petitioner was awarded $19,500.00. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or diagnostic findings. Attorneys involved were David G. Rogers for the petitioner and Lynn C. Schlie for the respondent. The decision date was September 9, 2020.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01452