Stephanie Coles v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On October 16, 2023, Stephanie Coles filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program after receiving a Tdap vaccine on September 16, 2021. The petition alleged shoulder injury related to vaccine administration and residual effects lasting more than six months.
Respondent denied that Ms. Coles sustained a Table SIRVA, denied vaccine causation, and denied vaccine-related sequelae.
The public decision and attached materials do not describe the first symptom in detail, the treatment chronology, diagnostic testing, therapy, work limitations, or day-to-day effects. The parties filed a joint stipulation, and the court adopted it as a reasonable damages decision.
On June 17, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran awarded $50,000.00 as a lump sum.
Theory of causation
Tdap vaccine September 16, 2021 allegedly causing SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and sequelae; public stipulation lacks clinical chronology. Award $50,000 lump sum. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition October 16, 2023; decision June 17, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01813