Pandora Lee Lay v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Pandora Lee Lay filed a petition for compensation on November 28, 2022, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on October 15, 2019. The respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that the petitioner's alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that she suffered residual effects for more than six months.
Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found that Pandora Lee Lay is entitled to compensation.
The ruling addressed entitlement, and the determination of the damages amount is pending. Petitioner was represented by Laurence L.
Pinkerton of Pinkerton Law, P.C., and the respondent was represented by Parisa Tabassian of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Pandora Lee Lay received an influenza vaccine on October 15, 2019. She alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). The respondent conceded that the alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that the petitioner suffered residual effects for more than six months. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found entitlement based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record. The theory of causation is based on the Vaccine Injury Table. The award amount is pending. Petitioner's counsel was Laurence L. Pinkerton, and respondent's counsel was Parisa Tabassian. The decision date was January 3, 2024.