Evelyn Castle v. HHS - Influenza, left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On March 16, 2022, Evelyn Castle filed a petition seeking compensation after an influenza vaccination administered on or about August 28, 2020. She alleged a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration and residual effects lasting more than six months.
Respondent denied that Ms. Castle suffered a left shoulder injury from the flu vaccine and denied that the vaccine caused any other injury or current condition.
The public decision is a brief stipulation decision and does not describe the first symptom, onset interval, medical visits, imaging, treatment, or functional impact. On September 23, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted the parties' stipulation. Ms.
Castle was awarded $7,500.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account for all Vaccine Act damages. She was represented by Jonathan Joseph Svitak of Shannon Law Group, P.C.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine on or about August 28, 2020, adult inferred, alleged left SIRVA with residual effects longer than six months. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied left shoulder vaccine injury, other injury, and current condition. Public stipulation provides no onset, treatment, imaging, expert, or mechanism details beyond SIRVA. Award: $7,500 lump sum by ACH to counsel IOLTA. Chief Special Master Corcoran September 23, 2025. Attorney Jonathan Joseph Svitak; respondent Austin Joel Egan.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00299