Roxanne Cardinal v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Roxanne Cardinal filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on February 8, 2019. She alleged that the injury was a defined Table injury and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months.
Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a Table injury or that the flu vaccine caused her alleged injury. Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation for settlement.
The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision awarding damages. Roxanne Cardinal was awarded a lump sum of $17,500.00 as compensation for all damages available under the program.
The decision was entered on July 22, 2024, based on a stipulation filed on June 18, 2024. The petition was originally filed on December 8, 2020.