James Horvath v. HHS - Influenza, shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On December 18, 2024, James Horvath filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on December 19, 2022 caused a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Respondent denied that Mr.
Horvath sustained a Table SIRVA, denied that the flu vaccine caused his alleged shoulder injury or any other injury, and denied vaccine-related sequelae. The public stipulation does not describe the first symptom, treatment visits, imaging, injections, therapy, or residual limitations.
The parties settled the case by joint stipulation. On August 26, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran adopted the stipulation and awarded Mr. Horvath $14,500.00 as a lump sum through counsel's IOLTA account.
A later attorney-fee decision was separate from the injury-compensation award.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine December 19, 2022 allegedly causing SIRVA; adult, exact age not stated. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied Table SIRVA, causation, and sequelae; public stipulation lacks clinical chronology. Award $14,500 lump sum; later fee award separate. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition December 18, 2024; decision August 26, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-02084