Zenaida Viste v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On June 26, 2024, Zenaida Viste filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on September 15, 2022 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.
Viste sustained a Table SIRVA, denied that the flu vaccine caused her shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied that any current condition was a vaccine-related sequela. The public stipulation does not describe onset, treatment visits, imaging, injections, therapy, or remaining limitations.
The parties resolved the case by stipulation. On December 31, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded Ms. Viste $42,500.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine September 15, 2022 allegedly causing SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and sequelae; public stipulation lacks clinical chronology. Award $42,500. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition June 26, 2024; decision December 31, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00983