Lori Wigler v. HHS - HPV, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (2024)

Lori Wigler filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine on May 28, 2021. She claimed the injury was a Table injury and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months.

Respondent denied that Ms. Wigler sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her injury.

Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision, awarding Ms.

Wigler a lump sum of $15,000.00. This amount represents compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The parties also agreed to submit to further proceedings for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. The stipulation was not an admission by the United States that the vaccine caused the alleged injury.