Luzita Powell v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On November 12, 2024, Luzita Powell filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 26, 2023 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent conceded entitlement, and Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran found Ms. Powell entitled to compensation for SIRVA on July 7, 2025.
The public entitlement and damages documents do not provide a detailed clinical chronology of first pain, treatment visits, imaging, injections, physical therapy, or residual limitations. On October 7, 2025, Chief Special Master Corcoran adopted respondent's damages proffer and awarded $70,000.00 for pain and suffering and $503.81 in unreimbursed expenses, for a total lump sum of $70,503.81.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine October 26, 2023 causing Table SIRVA; competent adult, exact age not stated. ENTITLEMENT CONCEDED; COMPENSATED. Public documents lack detailed clinical chronology. Award $70,000 pain/suffering + $503.81 expenses = $70,503.81. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition November 12, 2024; entitlement July 7, 2025; damages October 7, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01843