Lorri Palka v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Lorri Palka filed a petition on July 25, 2019, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on October 9, 2018, and that the injury persisted longer than six months. The respondent denied that Ms.

Palka sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on August 4, 2022, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the court.

Pursuant to the stipulation, Lorri Palka was awarded a lump sum of $25,000.00, payable by check to Petitioner, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to damages.

Petitioner was represented by Leah VaSahnja Durant, and Respondent was represented by Ronalda Elnetta Kosh.