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Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01711
Petitioner: Edward Ries
Filed: 2020-12-01
Decided: 2022-06-09
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2019-09-19
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 33000

AI-assisted case summary:
Edward Ries filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 1, 2020, alleging he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 19, 2019. He stated the injury was a defined Table injury and that he experienced residual effects for more than six months. Respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Petitioner is entitled to compensation, finding that his SIRVA met the criteria of the Vaccine Injury Table. A ruling on entitlement was issued on April 21, 2022, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on April 25, 2022, Respondent filed a proffer recommending an award of $33,000.00 for pain and suffering, which Petitioner agreed to. The Chief Special Master issued a decision on June 9, 2022, awarding Petitioner a lump sum payment of $33,000.00 for his pain and suffering.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01711-0
Date issued/filed: 2022-05-23
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 04/21/2022) regarding 23 Ruling on Entitlement Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 20-1711V
UNPUBLISHED
EDWARD RIES, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: April 21, 2022
v.
Special Processing Unit (SPU);
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;
HUMAN SERVICES, Table Injury; Influenza (Flu) Vaccine;
Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine
Respondent. Administration (SIRVA)
Bridget Candace McCullough, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA, for Petitioner.
Mitchell Jones, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On December 1, 2020, Edward Ries filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”), a defined Table injury, after receiving the influenza vaccine on
September 19, 2019. Petition at 1, ¶¶ 2, 7. Petitioner further alleges that he received the
vaccine in the United States, that he suffered the residual effects of his SIRVA for more
than six months, and that neither he nor any other party has filed a civil case or received
compensation for his SIRVA injury. Petition at ¶¶ 2, 7-9. The case was assigned to the
Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
1 Because this unpublished Ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am required
to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website in accordance with the E-Government Act
of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government
Services). This means the Ruling will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance
with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information,
the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I agree that
the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

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On April 21, 2022, Respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he concedes that
Petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report at 1.
Specifically, Respondent believes “Petitioner has satisfied the criteria set forth in the
Vaccine Injury Table (“Table”) and the Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation (“QAI”) for
SIRVA.” Id. at 3.
In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that
Petitioner is entitled to compensation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
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DOCUMENT 2: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01711-1
Date issued/filed: 2022-06-09
Pages: 4
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/25/2022) regarding 26 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:20-vv-01711-UNJ Document 31 Filed 06/09/22 Page 1 of 4
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 20-1711V
UNPUBLISHED
EDWARD RIES, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: April 25, 2022
v.
Special Processing Unit (SPU);
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND Damages Decision Based on Proffer;
HUMAN SERVICES, Influenza (Flu) Vaccine; Shoulder
Injury Related to Vaccine
Respondent. Administration (SIRVA)
Bridget Candace McCullough, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA, for Petitioner.
Mitchell Jones, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1
On December 1, 2020, Edward Ries filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that he suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”), a defined Table injury, after receiving the influenza vaccine on
September 19, 2019. Petition at 1, ¶¶ 2, 7. The case was assigned to the Special
Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On April 21, 2022, a ruling on entitlement was issued, finding Petitioner entitled to
compensation for his SIRVA. On April 25, 2022, Respondent filed a proffer on award of
compensation (“Proffer”) indicating Petitioner should be awarded $33,000.00, for his pain
1 Because this unpublished Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am
required to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website in accordance with the E-
Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic
Government Services). This means the Decision will be available to anyone with access to the
internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact
medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy.
If, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from
public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

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and suffering. Proffer at 1. In the Proffer, Respondent represented that Petitioner agrees
with the proffered award. Id. Based on the record as a whole, I find that Petitioner is
entitled to an award as stated in the Proffer.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Proffer, I award Petitioner a lump
sum payment of $33,000.00, representing compensation for his pain and suffering,
in the form of a check payable to Petitioner. This amount represents compensation for
all damages that would be available under Section 15(a).
The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
)
EDWARD RIES, )
)
Petitioner, )
) No. 20-1711V
v. ) Chief Special Master Corcoran
) ECF
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN )
SERVICES, )
)
Respondent. )
)
RESPONDENT’S PROFFER ON AWARD OF COMPENSATION
On December 1, 2020, Edward Ries (“petitioner”) filed a petition for compensation under
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (“Vaccine Act”
or “Act”), alleging that he suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration
(“SIRVA”), as defined in the Vaccine Injury Table, following administration of an influenza
vaccine he received on September 19, 2019. Petition at 1. On April 21, 2022, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services (“respondent”) filed a Rule 4(c) Report indicating that this case is
appropriate for compensation under the terms of the Act for a SIRVA Table injury, and on that
same day, the Chief Special Master issued a Ruling on Entitlement finding petitioner entitled to
compensation. ECF Nos. 22, 23.
Item of Compensation
Pain and Suffering
Respondent proffers that petitioner should be awarded $33,000.00 in pain and suffering.
See 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a)(4). The above amount represents all elements of compensation to
which petitioner would be entitled under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Petitioner agrees.

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Form of the Award
Petitioner is a competent adult. Evidence of guardianship is not required in this case.
Respondent recommends that the compensation provided to petitioner should be made through a
lump sum payment as described below and requests that the Chief Special Master’s decision and
the Court’s judgment award the following: a lump sum payment of $33,000.00 in the form of a
check payable to petitioner.
Summary of Recommended Payments Following Judgment
Lump sum payable to petitioner, Edward Ries: $33,000.00
Respectfully submitted,
BRIAN M. BOYNTON
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
C. SALVATORE D’ALESSIO
Acting Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
HEATHER L. PEARLMAN
Deputy Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
DARRYL R. WISHARD
Assistant Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
/s/ Mitchell Jones
MITCHEL JONES
Trial Attorney
Torts Branch, Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 146
Benjamin Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044-0146
Tel: (202) 305-1748
mitchell.jones@usdoj.gov
DATED: April 25, 2022