Virginia Halton v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On December 8, 2023, Virginia Halton filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 7, 2022 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.
Halton sustained a Table SIRVA, denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was vaccine-related. The public stipulation does not describe her first symptom, treatment course, imaging, injections, therapy, or residual limitations.
On December 18, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the parties' stipulation and awarded $35,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine October 7, 2022 allegedly causing SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and sequelae; public stipulation lacks clinical chronology. Award $35,000. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition December 8, 2023; decision December 18, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-02093