VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01452
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01452
Petitioner: Vickie Ray
Filed: 2018-09-21
Decided: 2020-09-09
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccination administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 19500

AI-assisted case summary:
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 field:
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.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01452-0
Date issued/filed: 2020-09-09
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/14/2020) regarding 52 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (Attachments: # (1) Joint Stipulation) (hh) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:18-vv-01452-UNJ Document 53 Filed 09/09/20 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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VICKIE RAY, *
* No. 18-1452V
Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran
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v. * Filed: August 14, 2020
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Stipulation; influenza (“flu”) vaccine;
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * SIRVA; shoulder injury.
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Respondent. *
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David G. Rogers, Rogers, Hofrichter & Karrh, LLC, Fayetteville, GA, for
Petitioner;
Lynn C. Schlie, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION1
On August 13, 2020, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the
petition for compensation filed by Vickie Ray on September 21, 2018. Petitioner
alleged that the influenza (“flu”) vaccine she received on or around September 23,
2015, or October 20, 2016, which is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table (the
“Table”), 42 C.F.R. §100.3(a), caused her to suffer from a shoulder injury related
to vaccination administration (“SIRVA”). Petitioner further alleges that she
suffered the residual effects of this injury for more than six months. Petitioner
represents that there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for
damages on her behalf as a result of her condition.
1 The E-Government Act, 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and
Promotion of Electronic Government Services), requires that the Court post this decision on its
website. Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 18(b), the parties have 14 days to file a motion proposing
redaction of medical information or other information described in 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4).
Any redactions ordered by the special master will appear in the document posted on the website.

Case 1:18-vv-01452-UNJ Document 53 Filed 09/09/20 Page 2 of 2
Respondent denies that the flu vaccine caused petitioner to suffer from
SIRVA or any other injury.
Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto. The
undersigned finds said stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the
Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Damages awarded in that stipulation include:
A lump sum payment of $19,500.00 in the form of a check payable to
petitioner. This amount represents compensation for all damages that
would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B,
the clerk is directed to enter judgment in case 18-1452V according to this decision
and the attached stipulation.2
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Christian J. Moran
Christian J. Moran
Special Master
2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties can expedite entry of judgment by each
party filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review by a United States Court of Federal
Claims judge.
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