Juanita Owens v. HHS - Influenza, right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On July 21, 2023, Juanita Owens filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on January 14, 2021 caused a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.
Owens sustained a Table SIRVA, denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged right shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied vaccine-related sequelae. The public stipulation does not provide a clinical chronology of onset, examinations, imaging, injections, physical therapy, surgery, or residual limitations.
The parties settled the case by joint stipulation. On September 2, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded Ms. Owens $90,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine January 14, 2021 allegedly causing right SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and sequelae; public stipulation lacks detailed clinical chronology. Award $90,000 lump sum. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition July 21, 2023; decision September 2, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01136