Ashley Frei v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2022)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Ashley Frei filed a petition for compensation on January 5, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on March 16, 2020. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report on June 13, 2022, conceding that Ms.
Frei is entitled to compensation. The respondent concluded that Ms.
Frei's injury satisfies the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table for SIRVA and meets the statutory severity requirements. Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement on June 14, 2022, finding Ms. Frei entitled to compensation.
Subsequently, on June 15, 2022, the respondent filed a proffer recommending an award of $55,611.23. This amount included $55,000.00 for pain and suffering and $611.23 for past unreimbursable expenses.
Ms. Frei, identified as a competent adult, agreed with the proffered award.
Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a decision awarding damages on June 16, 2022, in accordance with the proffer, granting a lump sum payment of $55,611.23, payable to Ms. Frei.
Petitioner's counsel was Maximillian J. Muller of Muller Brazil, LLP.
Respondent's counsel was James Vincent Lopez of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. The case was handled by the Special Processing Unit.