Holly Riggs v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Holly Riggs filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on June 27, 2024. She alleged that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) as a result of an influenza vaccination she received on December 7, 2023.
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) Report on August 4, 2025, conceding that Ms. Riggs is entitled to compensation.
The respondent agreed that her alleged injury is consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that she has satisfied all legal prerequisites for compensation. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran found that Ms. Riggs is entitled to compensation.
The case was proceeding to determine the amount of damages. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests performed, treatments received, or the mechanism of injury.
Petitioner was represented by Kirk Tripp Otto of Rawls Law Group, and Respondent was represented by Lynn Christina Schlie of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Holly Riggs filed a petition on June 27, 2024, alleging a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following an influenza vaccination on December 7, 2023. The respondent conceded entitlement, agreeing the injury was consistent with SIRVA as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table (42 C.F.R. §§ 100.3(a), (c)(10)) and that all legal prerequisites were met. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement on August 4, 2025, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation. The case was proceeding to determine damages. The public text does not name specific experts or detail the medical mechanism of injury beyond its alignment with the Vaccine Injury Table for SIRVA. Petitioner's counsel was Kirk Tripp Otto, and Respondent's counsel was Lynn Christina Schlie.
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