Tammy Barton v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Tammy Barton filed a petition on January 11, 2021, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She alleged that she sustained a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 21, 2019.

Petitioner claimed this injury was a Table injury or, alternatively, that the vaccine caused her shoulder injury, and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused Petitioner to suffer a SIRVA Table Injury, that the vaccine caused Petitioner’s alleged shoulder injury, or any other injury, and also denied that Petitioner’s current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite maintaining their positions, both parties agreed to settle the case through a stipulation filed on May 1, 2024. Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran reviewed the file and adopted the parties' stipulation, concluding it was reasonable. The stipulation awarded Tammy Barton a lump sum of $100,000.00, payable by check to Petitioner, representing all damages available under the Act.

The decision directed the Clerk of the Court to enter judgment accordingly. Maximillian J.

Muller of Muller Brazil, LLP, represented the Petitioner, and Katherine Edwards of the U.S. Department of Justice represented the Respondent.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests performed, treatments received, or the specific mechanism of injury.