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

Kay Spacht filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) resulting from an influenza vaccine received on October 25, 2022. Respondent denied that Ms.

Spacht sustained SIRVA or that the vaccine caused her injury. Despite these differing positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to a settlement.

The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Ms. Spacht a lump sum of $32,500.00 for all damages.

This amount is to be paid through an ACH deposit to her counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement. The stipulation also addressed future proceedings for attorneys' fees and costs.

The case was resolved through this settlement, with Ms. Spacht releasing the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from further claims related to this vaccine injury.