Larry Logan v. HHS - Prevnar 13, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2021)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Larry Logan filed a petition for vaccine compensation on May 6, 2019, alleging a right shoulder injury, later diagnosed as adhesive capsulitis, after receiving the Prevnar 13 vaccine on September 19, 2017. He also received an influenza vaccine on the same day.
Mr. Logan claimed the injury caused pain in his back, arm, and hand, and that he suffered residual effects for more than six months.
The respondent denied that Mr. Logan sustained a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) Table injury or that the Prevnar vaccine caused his condition.
Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on July 13, 2021, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted the stipulation. Mr.
Logan was awarded a lump sum of $35,500.00, payable to him, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. The decision was issued on July 14, 2021.
Petitioner was represented by Renee Ja Gentry of The Law Office of Renee J. Gentry, and Respondent was represented by Ronalda Elnetta Kosh of the U.S.
Department of Justice.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Larry Logan received the Prevnar 13 vaccine on September 19, 2017, and alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) with residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied a SIRVA Table injury and that the vaccine caused the alleged injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $35,500.00 to Petitioner. The stipulation, dated July 13, 2021, and the decision, dated July 14, 2021, do not detail the specific medical mechanism or expert testimony, but represent a negotiated settlement of liability and damages. Petitioner was represented by Renee Ja Gentry, and Respondent by Ronalda Elnetta Kosh.
Source PDFs
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