Scarlet Gardner v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On April 8, 2024, Scarlet Gardner filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on November 25, 2019 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.
Gardner 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 resolved the case by joint stipulation. On July 22, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded Ms. Gardner $55,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine November 25, 2019 allegedly causing SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and sequelae; public stipulation lacks clinical chronology. Award $55,000 lump sum. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition April 8, 2024; decision July 22, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-01731