Marni Schmidt v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2026)
compensated$70,000
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On July 15, 2022, Marni Schmidt filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 18, 2021 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent opposed entitlement earlier in the case, but the record ultimately supported a Table SIRVA.
The public damages proffer does not provide a detailed treatment chronology. On January 28, 2026, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran awarded $70,000.00 in pain and suffering, payable through counsel's IOLTA account.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine October 18, 2021 causing SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated; onset within Table window. COMPENSATED. Award $70,000 pain/suffering. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition July 15, 2022; damages January 28, 2026.
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