Leslie Susie v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (2024)

Leslie Susie filed a petition for vaccine compensation on May 31, 2023, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine she received on October 19, 2021. She stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, she experienced residual effects for more than six months, and there had been no prior award or settlement for her condition.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Susie sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused her injury, and denied that her current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation on June 17, 2024, agreeing that the case should be settled and compensation awarded. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision.

Ms. Susie was awarded a lump sum of $34,110.06, representing compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

This amount covers pain and suffering and other damages. The parties also agreed to submit to further proceedings for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.