Tammy Smock v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On May 3, 2024, Tammy Smock filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 19, 2022 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration, either as a Table SIRVA or through causation-in-fact. The public stipulation identifies her as an adult petitioner but does not provide her exact age.
Respondent denied that Ms. Smock sustained a Table SIRVA, denied causation-in-fact, and denied that her current condition was a vaccine-related sequela.
The public stipulation does not describe the first symptom, treatment course, imaging, injections, therapy, or residual limitations. The parties resolved the case by joint stipulation.
On October 27, 2025, Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded Ms. Smock $15,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement.
Theory of causation
Adult petitioner; influenza vaccine October 19, 2022; alleged SIRVA/causation-in-fact shoulder injury. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table injury, causation, and sequelae. Public stipulation lacks clinical chronology. Award $15,000 lump sum. CSM Corcoran October 27, 2025. Petition filed May 3, 2024.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00703