Shirley Barker v. HHS - Influenza, left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On October 7, 2022, Shirley Barker filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on or about December 8, 2021 caused a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.
Barker sustained a Table SIRVA, denied vaccine causation, and denied vaccine-related sequelae. The public stipulation does not describe the first symptom, treatment visits, imaging, injections, therapy, or residual limitations.
The parties settled the case by stipulation. On July 17, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded Ms. Barker $25,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine on/about December 8, 2021 allegedly causing left SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and sequelae; public stipulation lacks clinical chronology. Award $25,000 lump sum. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition October 7, 2022; decision July 17, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01470