Liesl Ries v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

On December 11, 2020, Liesl Ries filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on September 25, 2019 caused, or significantly aggravated, a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused or significantly aggravated Ms.

Ries's alleged injuries and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The public document is a stipulation decision and does not describe the first symptom, treatment course, imaging, injections, therapy, or daily-life limits.

On December 19, 2025, the parties filed a joint stipulation. Special Master Herbrina D.S.

Young found the stipulation reasonable and awarded Ms. Ries $49,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

Ms. Ries was represented by Maximillian J.

Muller of Muller Brazil, LLP.