Kimberly Beth Garrett v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Kimberly Beth Garrett filed a petition for vaccine compensation on September 27, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccination on October 24, 2020. She claimed the injury was a Table injury and that its residual effects lasted more than six months.
Respondent denied that the injury was a Table SIRVA within the specified timeframe or that the flu immunization caused or aggravated her condition. Despite these disagreements, the parties filed a joint stipulation on April 4, 2024, agreeing to settle the case.
The Chief Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding Kimberly Beth Garrett a lump sum of $100,000.00 as compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. This amount represents a negotiated settlement of liability and damages, and the parties released the United States from further claims related to the vaccination.