Kathryn Green v. HHS - Tdap, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2026)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Kathryn Green filed a petition on August 14, 2024, alleging that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration after receiving a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine on March 2, 2023. She alleged residual effects for more than six months.
The public stipulation materials do not describe Ms. Green's treatment course in detail.
Respondent denied that she suffered a Table SIRVA, denied that the Tdap vaccine caused any injury, and denied that any current condition was a sequela of vaccination. The parties filed a joint stipulation on January 8, 2026.
Chief Special Master Corcoran reviewed the record, found the stipulation reasonable, and adopted it as the Court's decision. A later fee decision addressed attorney fees and costs only.
Ms. Green was awarded a lump sum of $130,000.00 for all damages available under section 15(a), payable through counsel's IOLTA account.
She was represented by John R. Howie Jr. of Howie Law, P.C. in Dallas, Texas.