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

Lillian Robinson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a left shoulder injury resulting from an influenza vaccination received on November 26, 2018. She also received a pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine at the same appointment.

Petitioner claimed she sustained a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) within the time period set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table and experienced residual effects for more than six months. Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the flu vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injuries.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Lillian Robinson a lump sum of $52,500.00 for all items of damages.

A subsequent decision corrected a clerical error, adjusting the award amount from $52,000.00 to the agreed-upon $52,500.00. The case was resolved through this stipulation, with the award representing a compromise of the parties' positions.