Jessica Mora v. HHS - Influenza, left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On June 25, 2024, Jessica Mora filed a petition seeking compensation for a left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration after an influenza vaccination on October 28, 2022. She alleged a Table SIRVA, administration in the United States, residual effects lasting more than six months, and no prior civil recovery.
Respondent denied that Ms. Mora had sustained a SIRVA Table injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged shoulder injury, and denied that the vaccine caused any other injury or current condition.
The public decision does not describe her first symptom, onset interval, treatment, imaging, functional limitations, experts, or medical mechanism; it is limited to the stipulation facts. On October 7, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted the parties' joint stipulation. Ms.
Mora was awarded a $100,000.00 lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account for all Vaccine Act damages. Attorneys' fees and costs were reserved for later proceedings.
She was represented by Elizabeth Hess of Shannon Law Group.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine in left shoulder, October 28, 2022, alleged Table SIRVA. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, flu-vaccine causation, and other injury/current condition, but the parties resolved the case. Public stipulation does not provide onset, treatment, diagnostic testing, experts, or a mechanism beyond Table SIRVA. Award: $100,000 lump sum for all Section 15(a) damages, ACH to counsel IOLTA. Chief Special Master Corcoran October 7, 2025. Attorney Elizabeth Hess, Shannon Law Group; respondent Adam Nemeth Muffett.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00965