Ollie Phillips v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

Ollie Phillips filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 30, 2023, alleging injury from a Tdap vaccine received on September 24, 2020. The Tdap vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.

Phillips claimed to have sustained a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) within the Table's timeframe and experienced residual effects for over six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Phillips sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused any 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, awarding Phillips a lump sum of $7,500.00 for all damages available under Section 15(a).

This amount is to be paid through an ACH deposit to Phillips' counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement. The parties also agreed to submit to further proceedings for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

The stipulation represents a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages, releasing the United States from further claims related to the Tdap vaccination.