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Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement on September 8, 2021, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation. A subsequent decision on March 3, 2022, awarded $56,859.63, consisting of $55,000.00 for pain and suffering and $1,859.63 for unreimbursed expenses, based on a proffer agreed to by both parties. Petitioner counsel was Amy A. Senerth, and respondent counsel was Mark Kim Hellie. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury or detail expert testimony.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2021-09-08","case_summary":"Mary Beth Neiman filed a petition on April 16, 2020, alleging she suffered a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 26, 2018. The respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report on September 7, 2021, conceding that the petitioner met the criteria for SIRVA as a Table injury and did not contest entitlement to compensation. Based on this concession, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement on September 8, 2021, finding Ms. Neiman entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on January 28, 2022, the respondent filed a proffer on award of compensation, indicating that the petitioner agreed to an award of $56,859.63. This amount comprised $55,000.00 for pain and suffering and $1,859.63 for unreimbursed expenses. Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a decision awarding damages on March 3, 2022, granting the proffered award. Ms. Neiman is a competent adult. Petitioner counsel was Amy A. Senerth of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent counsel was Mark Kim Hellie of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Mary Beth Neiman","petitioner_attorney_name":"Amy A. 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