Donna Fogelstrom v. HHS - Pneumococcal, left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On November 30, 2023, Donna Fogelstrom filed a petition alleging that a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine administered on September 7, 2022 caused a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.
Fogelstrom sustained a Table SIRVA, denied vaccine causation, and denied vaccine-related sequelae. The public stipulation does not give a medical chronology of onset, treatment, imaging, therapy, injections, or residual symptoms.
The parties resolved the case by stipulation. On December 10, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded Ms. Fogelstrom $45,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account.
Theory of causation
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine September 7, 2022 allegedly causing left SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and sequelae; public stipulation lacks clinical details. Award $45,000 lump sum. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition November 30, 2023; decision December 10, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-02050