Aletia Bennett v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Aletia Bennett filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 7, 2021, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 30, 2020. She claimed the injury resulted in residual effects lasting more than six months and that no prior civil action had been filed.
Respondent denied that Ms. Bennett sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the flu vaccine caused her condition.
Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on April 23, 2024, agreeing to settle the case. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Ms.
Bennett a lump sum of $43,000.00 as compensation for all damages. This amount represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and damages.
The case proceeded as a Table claim, as SIRVA is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.