Amber Hendzel v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On June 6, 2024, Amber Hendzel filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 18, 2022 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. The public stipulation identifies her as an adult petitioner but does not provide her exact age.
Respondent denied that Ms. Hendzel sustained a Table SIRVA, denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that her current condition was a vaccine-related sequela.
The public text does not provide a clinical chronology, treatment course, imaging, injections, therapy, or residual limitations. The parties resolved the claim by stipulation.
On November 7, 2025, Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded Ms. Hendzel $53,500.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account.
Theory of causation
Adult petitioner; influenza vaccine October 18, 2022; alleged SIRVA. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table injury, causation, and sequelae. Public stipulation lacks clinical chronology. Award $53,500.00 lump sum. CSM Corcoran November 7, 2025. Petition filed June 6, 2024. Attorney LeeAnne Pedrick.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00862