Pearl Webbe v. HHS - Influenza, allergic reaction and a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2019)

On September 24, 2018, Pearl Webbe filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered an allergic reaction and a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on September 29, 2015. The respondent denied that the vaccine caused the petitioner's alleged injuries or that her condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to a settlement. Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision awarding damages. The decision awarded Pearl Webbe $89,425.00 in compensation, payable as a lump sum check to the petitioner.

This amount was stipulated to represent compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The case was treated as a Table claim.

Petitioner was represented by Ronald Craig Homer of Conway, Homer, P.C., and the respondent was represented by Lara Ann Englund of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The decision was issued on November 21, 2019.