Catherine Kane v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

Catherine Kane filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of her October 2, 2020 influenza vaccination. She claimed to have experienced residual effects for more than six months and met other program requirements.

Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a Table SIRVA injury and denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged right shoulder injury or any other condition. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on April 8, 2025, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Catherine Kane was awarded a lump sum of $20,000.00 to compensate for all items of damages available under the program.

The award was to be paid through an ACH deposit to her counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement. The clerk of the court was directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision, absent a motion for review.