Linda Shaw v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Linda Shaw 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 an influenza vaccine on October 20, 2021. She stated the vaccination occurred in the United States and that she experienced residual effects for more than six months.
Respondent denied that Ms. Shaw sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her injury.
Despite these positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The Chief Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms.
Shaw a lump sum of $30,000.00 for all items of damages. This award represents a compromise of the parties' respective positions on liability and damages.
The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the stipulation was approved as a reasonable settlement.