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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00837
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00837
Petitioner: Laurie Blake
Filed: 2021-02-02
Decided: 2024-01-23
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2020-10-06
Condition: left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 25276

AI-assisted case summary:
Laurie Blake filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) resulting from an influenza vaccine she received on October 6, 2020. Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the flu vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on December 21, 2023, agreeing that compensation should be awarded. The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision. Laurie Blake was awarded a lump sum of $25,000.00 payable to her, and an additional $275.96 to reimburse a Medicaid lien for services rendered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This award represents compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. The decision was issued on January 23, 2024.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00837-0
Date issued/filed: 2024-01-23
Pages: 8
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/21/2023) regarding 39 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (nh) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 21-837V
LAURIE BLAKE, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: December 21, 2023
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Leah VaSahnja Durant, Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, Washington, DC, for
Petitioner.
Traci R. Patton, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
On February 2, 2021, Laurie Blake filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that she suffered a left shoulder injury related to vaccine
administration (“SIRVA”), a Table injury, resulting from an influenza (“flu”) vaccine she
received on October 6, 2020. Pet. at 1, ECF No. 1. Petitioner further alleges that the
vaccine was administered in the United States, she experienced the residual effects of
her condition for more than six months, and there has been no prior award or settlement
of a civil action for damages on Petitioner’s behalf as a result of her condition. Id.
Respondent denies “that [P]etitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury; denies that the flu
vaccine caused or significantly aggravated [P]etitioner’s alleged shoulder injury or any
other injury; and denies that her current condition is a sequelae of a vaccine-related
injury.” Stipulation at 2, ECF No. 38.
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made
publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or
at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government
Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government
Services). This means the Decision will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In
accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other
information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I
agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2018).

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Nevertheless, on December 21, 2023, the parties filed the attached joint
stipulation, stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. I find the
stipulation reasonable and adopt it as my decision awarding damages, on the terms set
forth therein.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, I award the following
compensation:
a. A lump sum of $25,000.00, in the form of a check payable to
Petitioner;
b. A lump sum of $275.96, representing reimbursement of a Medicaid
lien for services rendered to Petitioner by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, in the form of a check payable jointly to Petitioner
and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – CRU.
Petitioner agrees to endorse this check to the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts – CRU and forward it to the following address:
Commonwealth of MA
Casualty Recovery
P.O. Box 417811
Boston, MA 02241-7811
See Stipulation at 2. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages that
would be available under Section 15(a). Id.
I approve the requested amount for Petitioner’s compensation. In the absence of
a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of Court is directed to
enter judgment in accordance with this Decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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