Patti Rae Graham v. HHS - Influenza, left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Patti Rae Graham filed a petition for vaccine compensation on January 5, 2021, alleging that she suffered a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving the influenza vaccine on October 16, 2019. She stated that the injury was a Table injury and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months.
The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused her injury or current condition. Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on July 23, 2024, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.
Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Patti Rae Graham a lump sum of $20,000.00.
This amount represents compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision was entered on August 23, 2024.
Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop of Jeffrey S.
Pop & Associates, and Respondent was represented by Austin Joel Egan of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Patti Rae Graham alleged a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving the influenza vaccine on October 16, 2019. The injury was alleged to be a Table injury with residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $20,000.00. The stipulation does not detail specific medical experts, clinical findings, or a precise mechanism of injury beyond it being a SIRVA, which is a condition listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. The award represents compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision was entered on August 23, 2024, based on the stipulation filed on July 23, 2024. Petitioner's counsel was Jeffrey S. Pop, and Respondent's counsel was Austin Joel Egan.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00102