Carolyn Mead v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Carolyn Mead filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 12, 2023, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccine received on February 6, 2023. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report on July 25, 2024, conceding that Petitioner's alleged injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that she had satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation.
On July 29, 2024, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation.
Subsequently, on September 6, 2024, Respondent filed a Proffer on award of compensation, which Petitioner agreed to. The public decision, issued on October 11, 2024, details the award.
Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded Carolyn Mead a lump sum of $62,500.00 for pain and suffering, representing all damages available under the Act. Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S.
Pop of Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, and Respondent was represented by Madylan Yarc of the U.S.
Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, or treatments.
The specific mechanism of injury is not detailed in the public record, beyond its classification as SIRVA.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Carolyn Mead alleged a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccine on February 6, 2023. The respondent conceded that the injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that all legal prerequisites for compensation were met. The theory of causation relies on the Vaccine Injury Table. No specific medical experts were named in the public documents. The Special Master found Petitioner entitled to compensation based on the respondent's concession. The award was a lump sum of $62,500.00 for pain and suffering, as detailed in a Proffer on Award of Compensation filed by the respondent on September 6, 2024, and approved by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran in a decision dated October 11, 2024. Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop, and Respondent by Madylan Yarc.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-02111