Melanie Jordan v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On February 26, 2024, Melanie Jordan filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on September 29, 2022 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. She alleged a Table SIRVA and residual effects lasting more than six months.
Respondent denied that the alleged Table SIRVA or its residual effects were caused by the flu vaccine, and denied that the flu vaccine caused any other injury or current condition. The public stipulation does not describe the first symptom, onset interval, treatment, imaging, injections, therapy, or functional limitations.
On October 21, 2025, the parties filed a joint stipulation. Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted it on October 22, 2025. The award totaled $62,500.00: $46,500.00 through counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to Ms.
Jordan, and $16,000.00 payable jointly to Ms. Jordan and AmeriHealth Caritas Medicaid c/o MultiPlan, Inc. for a District of Columbia Medicaid lien.
Ms. Jordan was represented by Paul R.
Brazil of Muller Brazil, LLP.
Theory of causation
Adult petitioner; influenza vaccine September 29, 2022; alleged Table SIRVA/off-Table shoulder injury. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied causation; public text lacks clinical chronology. SM Corcoran October 22, 2025. Award $62,500.00 = $46,500.00 lump sum + $16,000.00 DC/AmeriHealth Caritas Medicaid lien. Petition filed February 26, 2024. Attorney: Paul R. Brazil.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00300