Dawn Fite v. HHS - Influenza, left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On July 12, 2024, Dawn Fite filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered in her left shoulder on December 18, 2022 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.
Fite sustained a Table SIRVA, denied that the flu vaccine caused her shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied vaccine-related sequelae. The public stipulation does not describe the first symptom, treatment visits, imaging, injections, therapy, or residual limitations.
The parties resolved the case by joint stipulation. On July 8, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded Ms. Fite $85,000.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine December 18, 2022 in left shoulder allegedly causing SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and sequelae; public stipulation lacks clinical chronology. Award $85,000 lump sum. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition July 12, 2024; decision July 8, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01067