Adriana Lopez v. HHS - Hepatitis B, left Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2021)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Adriana Lopez filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 26, 2021, alleging she suffered a left Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) as a result of receiving a hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccine on July 1, 2016. She further alleged that she experienced residual effects for more than six months.
The respondent denied that petitioner sustained a Table SIRVA within the Table timeframe and denied that the vaccine caused her alleged injury and residual effects. Nevertheless, the parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted as the court's decision. The court awarded Adriana Lopez a total of $37,633.54.
This amount comprised $133.54 for a State of Utah Medicaid lien and $37,500.00 for all other damages. Petitioner was represented by Michael G.
McLaren of Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C., and respondent was represented by Voris Edward Johnson of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details, or expert testimony.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Adriana Lopez alleged a left Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) following vaccination with hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines on July 1, 2016, with residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied that the injury was a Table SIRVA within the Table timeframe and denied that the vaccine caused the alleged injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. The stipulation indicates an off-Table theory of causation was considered, as respondent denied a Table SIRVA. The award was $37,633.54, consisting of $133.54 for a State of Utah Medicaid lien and $37,500.00 for all other damages. Petitioner counsel was Michael G. McLaren, and respondent counsel was Voris Edward Johnson. The decision date was March 4, 2021.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00910