Allison Trop v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Allison Trop filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 14, 2020, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on October 8, 2018. The respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report on October 18, 2021, conceding that Ms.
Trop's claim met the Table criteria for SIRVA and that she was entitled to compensation. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement on October 19, 2021, finding Ms. Trop entitled to compensation.
Subsequently, on January 24, 2022, the respondent filed a proffer on an award of compensation, which Ms. Trop agreed to.
Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a Decision on Damages on March 1, 2022, awarding Ms. Trop a lump sum payment of $62,500.00 for all damages.
The decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, or treatments. Petitioner was represented by Howard Scott Gold of Gold Law Firm, LLC, and later Howard Scott Gold, Sudbury, MA.
Respondent was represented by Traci R. Patton of the U.S.
Department of Justice.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Allison Trop alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine administered on October 8, 2018. The respondent conceded that the claim met the Table criteria for SIRVA. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement on October 19, 2021, finding entitlement. A subsequent Proffer on Award of Compensation, agreed to by the petitioner, was filed by the respondent on January 24, 2022. Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a Decision on Damages on March 1, 2022, awarding a lump sum of $62,500.00 for all damages, representing pain and suffering. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, medical experts, or clinical findings beyond the concession to the Table criteria for SIRVA. Petitioner's counsel was Howard Scott Gold, and respondent's counsel was Traci R. Patton.
Source PDFs
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