Estella Fluaitt v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)

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.