Mary Ann Hatlelid v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Mary Ann Hatlelid filed a petition on June 24, 2020, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She alleged that she received an influenza vaccine on September 9, 2018, and subsequently suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) within the timeframe specified by the Vaccine Injury Table.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the alleged shoulder injury or any other injury. The parties, represented by Glen Howard Sturtevant, Jr. for the petitioner and Christine Mary Becer for the respondent, ultimately filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case.

Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable.

On March 3, 2022, he issued a decision adopting the stipulation and awarding Mary Ann Hatlelid $25,145.00 as a lump sum payable by check. This amount was designated as compensation for all items of damages.

The decision noted that the case proceeded as a Table claim and that the stipulation included a release of the United States from further claims related to this specific vaccine administration. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, or treatments received by the petitioner, nor does it name any medical experts.