Carol Steinhauer v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2022)

Carol Steinhauer filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) from an influenza vaccine received on September 28, 2018. Respondent denied that the vaccine caused her injury or that it constituted a SIRVA Table injury.

Despite these denials, the parties reached a joint stipulation for settlement. The stipulation stated that the influenza vaccine is on the Vaccine Injury Table and that Ms.

Steinhauer experienced residual effects of her injury for more than six months. As a result of the stipulation, the court awarded Ms.

Steinhauer a lump sum of $45,000.00. This amount is intended to compensate for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The parties also agreed to proceedings for attorneys' fees and costs. The stipulation represents a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages, releasing the United States from further claims related to this specific vaccination.