Lynda Louviere v. HHS - Pneumococcal, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

Lynda Louviere filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) after receiving a pneumococcal vaccine on December 2, 2022. She also received an influenza vaccine a week later, also in the left shoulder.

Ms. Louviere alleged that the vaccine was administered in the United States, her symptoms persisted for more than six months, and she had not received a prior award or settlement for this injury.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Louviere sustained a SIRVA Table injury or that the vaccine caused her alleged injury.

Despite the respondent's denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision.

Ms. Louviere was awarded a lump sum of $37,627.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under the program.

This award was to be paid through an ACH deposit to her counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement.