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

Paul Hopper filed a petition for vaccine compensation on July 3, 2019, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine he received on January 19, 2018. Respondent denied that Mr.

Hopper sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused his injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on May 19, 2021, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Mr. Hopper a lump sum of $43,000.00.

This amount represents compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the award was for a SIRVA injury, which is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.

The stipulation also noted that Mr. Hopper experienced residual effects of his injury for more than six months and that there had been no prior award or settlement for this injury.