Mandi J. Bravo v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Mandi J. Bravo filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 2, 2022, alleging that she suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine received in her left deltoid on October 19, 2021.
Petitioner alleged that the vaccine was administered in the United States and that she suffered residual effects for more than six months. Respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's alleged injury or that she sustained a SIRVA Table injury.
The parties reached a joint stipulation for settlement. Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as his decision. Pursuant to the stipulation, Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded Mandi J.
Bravo a lump sum of $85,000.00, payable by check to Petitioner, as compensation for all damages. This award represents a settlement of liability and damages claimed under the Act.
Petitioner was represented by Ramon Rodriguez, III of Sands Anderson PC, and Respondent was represented by Kimberly Shubert Davey of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The decision was issued on June 11, 2024.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Mandi J. Bravo received an influenza vaccine on October 19, 2021, in the United States. She alleged a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) as a Table injury, claiming the flu vaccine caused her condition and that residual effects lasted more than six months. Respondent denied causation and that a SIRVA Table injury occurred. The parties reached a joint stipulation for settlement. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Petitioner $85,000.00 as a lump sum. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed clinical facts. The award represents a settlement of liability and damages. Petitioner was represented by Ramon Rodriguez, III, and Respondent by Kimberly Shubert Davey. The decision was issued on June 11, 2024.