Estella Fluaitt v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On October 31, 2024, Estella Fluaitt filed a petition, later amended in November 2024, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on September 25, 2023 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Ms.
Fluaitt sustained a Table SIRVA, denied vaccine causation, and denied vaccine-related sequelae. The public stipulation does not describe the first symptom, treatment visits, imaging, injections, physical therapy, or residual limitations.
The parties resolved the case by joint stipulation. On August 4, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded $70,141.35 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account and $7,165.28 to reimburse an Illinois Medicaid lien, for a total of $77,306.63.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine September 25, 2023 allegedly causing SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and sequelae; public stipulation lacks clinical chronology. Award $70,141.35 lump sum + $7,165.28 Illinois Medicaid lien = $77,306.63. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition October 31, 2024; amended petition November 14, 2024; decision August 4, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01786