Tedros Wondimu v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On October 14, 2021, Tedros Wondimu filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination on September 26, 2020 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. After respondent's medical review, the parties attempted settlement discussions, but they did not resolve the claim.
Respondent then filed a Rule 4(c) report opposing compensation and disputing whether the record proved the Table SIRVA elements. Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran reviewed the evidence on a motion for ruling on the record and focused on whether shoulder pain began within forty-eight hours of vaccination. On November 21, 2025, Chief Special Master Corcoran concluded that Mr.
Wondimu's shoulder pain more likely than not began within forty-eight hours of the flu shot and granted entitlement for SIRVA. The ruling did not decide damages.
A later CourtListener supplement is present in staging text, but the extracted text is badly garbled and does not supply reliable readable damages or merits facts.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine on September 26, 2020, causing SIRVA; ENTITLEMENT GRANTED, damages not shown in readable public record. Respondent initially opposed compensation after failed settlement discussions. Chief SM Corcoran found shoulder pain more likely than not began within 48 hours, satisfying the disputed Table onset element. Later supplemental OCR in staging text is garbled and was not used for injury-compensation facts. Petition filed October 14, 2021; entitlement November 21, 2025. Attorney: Laura Levenberg, Muller Brazil, Dresher PA.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-02022