Mary Rendon v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Mary Rendon filed a petition on September 28, 2018, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 23, 2016. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's alleged adhesive capsulitis, shoulder injury, or any other injury.
Despite maintaining their respective positions, the parties reached a stipulation to settle the case. The stipulation provided for a lump sum payment of $37,500.00 to compensate Ms.
Rendon for all damages. Special Master Thomas L.
Gowen adopted the stipulation and awarded the compensation. The decision was issued on March 28, 2023.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, or treatments. Petitioner was represented by Mark T.
Sadaka of the Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC, and respondent was represented by Debra A. Begley of the Dept. of Justice.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Mary Rendon alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on November 23, 2016. The case proceeded as a Table claim, as SIRVA is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation for settlement, agreeing to a lump sum payment of $37,500.00 to compensate petitioner for all damages. Special Master Thomas L. Gowen adopted the stipulation on March 28, 2023. The public text does not name specific medical experts or detail the mechanism of injury beyond its classification as SIRVA.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01508