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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01745
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01745
Petitioner: Sena Slaughter
Filed: 2020-12-04
Decided: 2022-09-22
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2020-02-10
Condition: right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 30000

AI-assisted case summary:
Sena Slaughter filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program after receiving an influenza vaccine on February 10, 2020. She alleged that she suffered a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of the vaccination and that the residual effects lasted for more than six months. The respondent denied that Ms. Slaughter sustained a SIRVA Table injury within the Table time period and denied that the flu vaccine caused her injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on September 22, 2022, agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. Ms. Slaughter was awarded a lump sum of $30,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01745-0
Date issued/filed: 2022-10-24
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/22/2022) regarding 27 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 20-1745V
UNPUBLISHED
SENA SLAUGHTER, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner,
v. Filed: September 22, 2022
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND Special Processing Unit (SPU); Joint
HUMAN SERVICES, Stipulation on Damages; Influenza
(Flu) Vaccine; Shoulder Injury
Respondent. Related to Vaccine Administration
(SIRVA).
Paul R. Brazil, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA, for Petitioner.
Dhairya Divyakant Jani, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
On December 4, 2020, Sena Slaughter 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 received an influenza (“flu”) vaccine, which vaccine is contained
in the Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”), 42 C.F.R. § 100.3(a), on February 10, 2020.
Petitioner alleges that she suffered from a right shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (SIRVA) as a result of receiving the flu vaccine, and that she suffered the
residual effects of this alleged injury for more than six months.
Respondent denies that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury within the Table
time period; and further denies that the flu vaccine caused Petitioner to suffer from a right
shoulder injury or any other injury or her current condition.
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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Nevertheless, on September 22, 2022, the parties filed the attached joint
stipulation, stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. I find the
stipulation reasonable and adopt it as my decision awarding damages, on the terms set
forth therein.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, I award the following
compensation:
A lump sum of $30,000.00 in the form of a check payable to Petitioner.
Stipulation at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages
that would be available under Section 15(a). Id.
I approve the requested amount for Petitioner’s compensation. In the absence of
a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, 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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