Amy Jean v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

Amy Jean filed a petition for compensation on December 12, 2023, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 6, 2022. She claimed the residual effects of this injury lasted for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the injury was a Table SIRVA injury, denied that the vaccine caused the injury, and denied that her condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on February 24, 2025, agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation as its decision. Amy Jean was awarded a lump sum of $16,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

This amount was to be paid through an ACH deposit to her counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement. The parties also agreed to submit to further proceedings for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

The stipulation was considered a full and complete negotiated settlement of liability and damages, except for attorneys' fees and costs.