VICP Registry Case Source Bundle Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01969 Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01969 Petitioner: Deborah Sullivan-Davis Filed: 2024-12-02 Decided: 2026-01-05 Vaccine: influenza Vaccination date: 2023-10-18 Condition: right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) Outcome: compensated Award amount USD: 31000 AI-assisted case summary: On December 2, 2024, Deborah Sullivan-Davis filed a petition seeking compensation under the Vaccine Act, and she amended it on January 29, 2025. She alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on October 18, 2023 caused a right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. She stated that the vaccine was given in the United States, that the residual effects lasted more than six months, and that she had not received another civil award or settlement for the injury. The public stipulation contains limited clinical detail. It does not describe onset, range-of-motion findings, imaging, injections, physical therapy, surgery, or other treatment. What it does show is that respondent denied that Ms. Sullivan-Davis sustained a Table SIRVA and denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged right shoulder injury, any other injury, or her current condition. The parties nevertheless filed a joint stipulation on January 5, 2026. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the Court's decision the same day. The award was a lump sum of $31,000.00, payable through counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to Ms. Sullivan-Davis, and represented all damages available under Section 15(a). A later March 24, 2026 decision awarded attorneys' fees and costs separately, but that later award was not vaccine-injury compensation. Theory of causation field: Influenza vaccine on October 18, 2023 allegedly caused right shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA). COMPENSATED by joint stipulation. Petition filed December 2, 2024; amended January 29, 2025; stipulation and compensation decision January 5, 2026 by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. Respondent denied Table SIRVA and denied vaccine causation/current sequelae. Public source provides limited clinical facts and no onset/treatment timeline. Award $31,000 lump sum via counsel IOLTA; March 24, 2026 fees/costs award of $21,628.05 was separate attorney compensation. Attorney: Daniel Alholm, Alholm Law PC, Chicago IL. Public staged source text: ================================================================================ DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01969-0 Date issued/filed: 2026-02-06 Pages: 7 Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 01/05/2026) regarding 24 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (ppa) Service on parties made. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case 1:24-vv-01969-UNJ Document 31 Filed 02/06/26 Page 1 of 7 In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 24-1969V DEBORAH SULLIVAN-DAVIS, Chief Special Master Corcoran Petitioner, Filed: January 5, 2026 v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. Daniel Alholm, Alholm Law PC, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner. Mark Kim Hellie, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1 On December 2, 2024, Deborah Sullivan-Davis filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the “Vaccine Act”), which she amended on January 29, 2025. Petitioner alleges that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”) resulting from an influenza (“flu”) vaccine received on October 18, 2023. Amended Petition at 1; Stipulation, filed January 5, 2026, at ¶¶ 2-4. Petitioner further alleges that the vaccine was administered in the United States, she experienced the residual effects of her injury for more than six months, and there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages on her behalf as a result of her injuries. Amended Petition at ¶¶ 2, 13-15; Stipulation at ¶¶ 3-5. “Respondent denies that petitioner sustained a Table SIRVA, and further denies that the flu vaccine caused petitioner’s alleged right shoulder injury, any other injury, or her current condition.” Stipulation at ¶ 6. 1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). This means the Decision will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access. 2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa (2018). Case 1:24-vv-01969-UNJ Document 31 Filed 02/06/26 Page 2 of 7 Nevertheless, on January 5, 2026, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation, stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. I find the stipulation reasonable and adopt it as my decision awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein. Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, I award the following compensation: A lump sum of $31,000.00, to be paid through an ACH deposit to Petitioner’s counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to Petitioner. Stipulation at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages that would be available under Section 15(a). Id. I approve the requested amount for Petitioner’s compensation. In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3 IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Brian H. Corcoran Brian H. Corcoran Chief Special Master 3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice renouncing the right to seek review. 2 Case 1:24-vv-01969-UNJ Document 31 Filed 02/06/26 Page 3 of 7 Case 1:24-vv-01969-UNJ Document 31 Filed 02/06/26 Page 4 of 7 Case 1:24-vv-01969-UNJ Document 31 Filed 02/06/26 Page 5 of 7 Case 1:24-vv-01969-UNJ Document 31 Filed 02/06/26 Page 6 of 7 Case 1:24-vv-01969-UNJ Document 31 Filed 02/06/26 Page 7 of 7 ================================================================================ DOCUMENT 2: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01969-cl-extra-11315872 Date issued/filed: 2026-04-24 Pages: 1 Docket text: Supplementary opinion from CourtListener cluster 10848496 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 24-1969V DEBORAH SULLIVAN-DAVIS, Chief Special Master Corcoran Petitioner, Filed: March 24, 2026 v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. Daniel Alholm, Alholm Law PC, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner. Mark Kim Hellie, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. DECISION ON ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS 1 On December 2, 2024, Deborah Sullivan-Davis filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq. 2 (the “Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleged suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration resulting from an influenza vaccine received on October 18, 2023. Petition, ECF No. 1. On January 5, 2026, I issued a decision awarding compensation to Petitioner based on the parties’ stipulation. ECF No. 24. 1Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). This means the Decision will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access. 2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa (2018). Petitioner has now filed a motion for attorney’s fees and costs, requesting an award of $21,628.05 (representing $21,008.50 in fees plus $619.55 in costs). Application for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs (“Motion”) filed January 16, 2026. ECF No. 28. Furthermore, Petitioner filed a signed statement representing that she incurred no personal out-of- pocket expenses. ECF No. 22. Respondent reacted to the motion on February 2, 2026, indicating that he is satisfied that the statutory requirements for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs are met in this case and deferring resolution of the amount to be awarded to my discretion. ECF No. 29 at 2-4. Petitioner indicated thereafter that she does not intend to file a reply. ECF No. 30. I have reviewed the billing records submitted with Petitioner’s request. Petitioner requests that I apply the hourly rate of $550.00 for 2026 work performed by her attorney, Daniel Alholm, representing an increase of $50.00 from the previous year and the hourly rate of $200.00 for paralegal work performed in the same year. In my experience, the request appears reasonable, and I find no cause to reduce the requested hours or rates. Furthermore, Petitioner has provided supporting documentation for all claimed costs. ECF No. 28-3. Respondent offered no specific objection to the rates or amounts sought. I find the requested costs reasonable and hereby award them in full. The Vaccine Act permits an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs for successful claimants. Section 15(e). Accordingly, I hereby GRANT Petitioner’s Motion for attorney’s fees and costs. Petitioner is awarded attorneys’ fees and costs in the total amount of $21,628.05 (representing $21,008.50 in fees plus $619.55 in costs) to be paid through an ACH deposit to Petitioner’s counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement. In the absence of a timely-filed motion for review (see Appendix B to the Rules of the Court), the Clerk of Court shall enter judgment in accordance with this decision. 3 IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Brian H. Corcoran Brian H. Corcoran Chief Special Master 3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties may expedite entry of judgment by filing a joint notice renouncing their right to seek review. 2