Traci F. Cremeans v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2023)

Traci F. Cremeans filed a petition for compensation on January 12, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on January 13, 2020.

She further alleged that she experienced residual effects of this injury for more than six months. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged injury or any other injury, and denied that her current disabilities were sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on April 25, 2023, agreeing to a settlement. Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran adopted the stipulation as his decision. The decision, dated May 30, 2023, awarded Traci F.

Cremeans $37,500.00 as compensation for all damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. This amount was to be paid as a lump sum in the form of a check payable to the petitioner.

The case was processed as a Table claim for SIRVA. Petitioner was represented by Coyreen Weidner of Moore, Corbett, Heffernan, Moeller & Meis LLP, and the respondent was represented by Mitchell Jones of the U.S.

Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case.