Jennifer Grow v. HHS - Influenza, left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Jennifer Grow filed a petition for vaccine compensation on November 18, 2020, alleging a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 13, 2019. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused her injury within the Table time period.
Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on August 30, 2022, agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the court's decision. The decision awarded Jennifer Grow $31,043.79 in compensation for all damages available under Section 15(a).
The case was treated as a Table claim for SIRVA. The decision was issued on October 7, 2022.
Petitioner was represented by Edward M. Kraus of Kraus Law Group, LLC.
Respondent was represented by Dhairya Divyakant Jani of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset, symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case.
Theory of causation
Jennifer Grow filed a petition on November 18, 2020, alleging a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 13, 2019. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused the alleged SIRVA injury within the Table time period. The parties filed a joint stipulation on August 30, 2022, agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Jennifer Grow $31,043.79 as compensation for all damages under Section 15(a). The case was treated as a Table claim for SIRVA. The decision was issued on October 7, 2022. Petitioner was represented by Edward M. Kraus, and Respondent was represented by Dhairya Divyakant Jani. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or the medical evidence considered, other than stating the case was treated as a Table claim for SIRVA.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01609