Brenda Korfin v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On September 1, 2023, Brenda Korfin filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on September 5, 2020 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.
Korfin sustained a Table SIRVA, denied that the alleged SIRVA or its residual effects were caused in fact by the vaccine, and denied any other vaccine-caused injury. The public stipulation decision does not describe her first symptom, shoulder examinations, imaging, injections, therapy, work limits, or daily-life impact.
Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the parties' stipulation on March 24, 2025.
Ms. Korfin received $15,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.
A later August 20, 2025 decision addressed attorneys' fees and costs only.
Theory of causation
Adult petitioner; influenza vaccine September 5, 2020; alleged SIRVA. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and residual effects; public merits text lacks clinical chronology. Award $15,000.00 lump sum. SM Corcoran March 24, 2025. Petition filed September 1, 2023.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01521