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

Camilla Butler filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on September 2, 2020. She stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, she experienced residual effects for over six months, and had no prior award or settlement for this condition.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation as its decision. Camilla Butler was awarded a lump sum of $20,000 for pain and suffering and $83.18 to reimburse a Medicaid lien for vaccine injury-related services.

These amounts represent compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. The parties agreed that this stipulation expressed a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages, and Camilla Butler released the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from all claims related to the flu vaccination.