Andrea Scanlan v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Andrea Scanlan filed a petition for compensation on January 8, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccination on September 8, 2020. She stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, that the injury had residual effects for more than six months, and that there had been no prior award or settlement.
The respondent denied that petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the flu vaccine caused her injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation on July 28, 2023, agreeing to settle the case.
Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as his decision, awarding Andrea Scanlan a lump sum of $85,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages.
The decision was entered on September 5, 2023. Petitioner was represented by Glen Howard Sturtevant, Jr. of Rawls Law Group, and respondent was represented by Martin Conway Galvin of the U.S.
Department of Justice.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Andrea Scanlan received an influenza vaccine on September 8, 2020, and alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result. The respondent denied that the petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her alleged injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation on July 28, 2023, agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $85,000.00 to the petitioner. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed clinical findings. The case was settled via stipulation, with the respondent denying liability but agreeing to compensation. Petitioner was represented by Glen Howard Sturtevant, Jr., and respondent was represented by Martin Conway Galvin.
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USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00349