Alice McCarthy v. HHS - HPV, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Alice McCarthy filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 18, 2023. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine she received on November 16, 2022.
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Petitioner's alleged injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that she met all legal prerequisites for compensation. On May 6, 2024, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on June 4, 2024, the respondent filed a Proffer on Award of Compensation, which Petitioner agreed to.
On June 4, 2024, Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a Decision Awarding Damages. Alice McCarthy was awarded a total of $62,948.02, paid as a lump sum check to her.
This award consisted of $62,500.00 for pain and suffering and $448.02 for past unreimbursable expenses. Petitioner was represented by Maximillian J.
Muller of Muller Brazil, LLP, and Respondent was represented by Bridget Corridon of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, or treatments received by Petitioner.