Ulrike Mathilde Mueller-Sprout v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)

Ulrike Mathilde Mueller-Sprout filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she suffered a Table injury, specifically shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA), as a result of an influenza vaccination on October 5, 2020. She stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, that she experienced residual effects for more than six months, and that she had not received a prior award or settlement for her injury.

Respondent denied that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other 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.

Chief Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision awarding damages. Pursuant to the stipulation, Ulrike Mueller-Sprout was awarded a lump sum of $50,000.00.

This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the Vaccine Act. The parties also agreed to submit to further proceedings for the award of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.