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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00956
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00956
Petitioner: Debra Law
Filed: 2021-12-26
Decided: 2024-01-25
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2019-10-10
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: dismissed
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AI-assisted case summary:
Debra Law filed a petition on December 26, 2023, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 10, 2019. The Chief Special Master issued an Order to Show Cause on October 19, 2023, stating that the record would not permit a favorable Table SIRVA on most elements of the claim. On December 22, 2023, Ms. Law filed a Stipulation of Dismissal, requesting the action be dismissed. In light of this stipulation, the case was dismissed without prejudice, concluding proceedings on the merits.

Theory of causation field:
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Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00956-0
Date issued/filed: 2024-01-25
Pages: 1
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/26/2023) regarding 29 Order Concluding Proceedings Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:21-vv-00956-UNJ Document 31 Filed 01/25/24 Page 1 of 1
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 21-0956V
DEBRA LAW, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner,
v. Filed: December 26, 2023
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
ORDER CONCLUDING PROCEEDINGS1
On February 19, 2021, Debra Law filed a petition for compensation the National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. § 300aa—10 through 34.2 Petitioner
alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”)
due to receipt of an influenza (“flu”) vaccine on October 10, 2019. Petition at 1; Ex. 13 at
9.
On October 19, 2023, I issued an Order to Show Cause stating that the record as
it now stands would not permit a favorable Table SIRVA on the majority of the claim’s
elements. ECF No. 25. On December 22, 2023, Petitioner timely filed a Stipulation of
Dismissal pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 300aa—21(a), requesting that the action be
dismissed. ECF No. 28.
In light of Petitioner’s “stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have
appeared in the action” pursuant to Vaccine Rule 21(a)(1)(B), this case is dismissed
without prejudice. Accordingly, this Order hereby notifies the Clerk of Court that
proceedings “on the merits” of this petition are now concluded, but no judgment
“on the merits” should be entered by the Clerk’s Office.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
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).