Francesca Ohanian v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2021)

Francesca Ohanian filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following influenza and hepatitis A vaccines on October 22, 2016. She claimed the vaccines were administered in the United States and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months, with no prior civil action award.

Respondent denied that Ms. Ohanian sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccines caused her injury or its persistence, and denied that her condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms.

Ohanian a lump sum of $15,000.00 for all damages. This award represents a settlement of liability and damages, with the parties maintaining their respective positions on causation.

The case proceeded as a Table claim for SIRVA, and the parties agreed to this settlement amount.