Amanda Heneage v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Amanda Heneage filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 17, 2020, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving the influenza vaccine on October 29, 2019. She stated the injury met the Table definition for SIRVA and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months.
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a report conceding that Petitioner's claim met the Table criteria for SIRVA and that all statutory and jurisdictional requirements were met. On March 29, 2022, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on May 10, 2022, Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a decision awarding damages.
The parties stipulated to an award of $73,272.15, representing $72,500.00 for pain and suffering and $772.15 for out-of-pocket expenses. Petitioner was represented by Joseph Alexander Vuckovich of Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, and Respondent was represented by Terrence Kevin Mangan, Jr. of the U.S.
Department of Justice.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Amanda Heneage alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 29, 2019. The injury was alleged to meet the Table definition for SIRVA and have residual effects for more than six months. Respondent conceded that Petitioner's claim met the Table criteria for SIRVA and that all statutory and jurisdictional requirements were met. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed clinical facts. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement on March 29, 2022, and a decision awarding damages on May 10, 2022. The parties stipulated to an award of $73,272.15, consisting of $72,500.00 for pain and suffering and $772.15 for out-of-pocket expenses. Petitioner was represented by Joseph Alexander Vuckovich, and Respondent was represented by Terrence Kevin Mangan, Jr.
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USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01886