Danielle Horne v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2022)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Danielle Horne filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 23, 2020, alleging she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 18, 2018. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Ms.
Horne's claim met the Table criteria for SIRVA and that she was entitled to compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement on December 17, 2021, finding Ms. Horne entitled to compensation.
Subsequently, on May 23, 2022, the respondent filed a proffer on an award of compensation, which Ms. Horne agreed to.
Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a Decision Awarding Damages on June 24, 2022, awarding Ms. Horne a lump sum of $75,000.00 for pain and suffering.
Petitioner was represented by Leigh Finfer of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent was represented by Jamica Marie Littles of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, or treatments. The specific mechanism of injury is not detailed in the public decision, other than it being a Table injury for SIRVA.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Danielle Horne alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine administered on October 18, 2018. The respondent conceded that the claim met the Table criteria for SIRVA. The case was decided based on this concession, with no specific medical experts or detailed causation theories presented in the public record beyond the "Table Injury" designation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement on December 17, 2021, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation. A subsequent Decision Awarding Damages on June 24, 2022, awarded Petitioner a lump sum of $75,000.00 for pain and suffering, as agreed upon in a proffer between Petitioner and Respondent. Petitioner was represented by Leigh Finfer (Muller Brazil, LLP), and Respondent was represented by Jamica M. Littles (U.S. Department of Justice).
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01253