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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-02069
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-02069
Petitioner: Laura Marx
Filed: 2025-12-08
Decided: 2026-08-17
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2023-08-19
Condition: shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Laura Marx filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) resulting from an influenza vaccine received on August 19, 2023. She stated that the vaccine was administered in the United States, she experienced residual effects for more than six months, and no other action or compensation had been sought for her injury. Respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Petitioner is entitled to compensation for a Table SIRVA. Respondent noted that Petitioner had no prior shoulder issues, the pain occurred within 48 hours of vaccination, and the pain was limited to the side of the injection. Respondent also agreed that the record demonstrated residual effects for more than six months and that all requirements for compensation were met. Based on Respondent's concession and the evidence, Chief Special Master Corcoran found Petitioner entitled to compensation.

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Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-02069-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-09-17
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 08/17/2026) regarding 19 Ruling on Entitlement. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (cr) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:25-vv-02069-UNJ Document 25 Filed 09/17/26 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-2069V
LAURA MARX,
Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner,
v. Filed: August 17, 2026
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Nathan Joseph Marchese, Siri & Glimstad, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.
Nina Ren, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On December 8, 2025, Laura Marx 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 alleges that that she suffered a shoulder injury related to
vaccine administration (“SIRVA”) resulting from an influenza (“flu”) vaccine received on
August 19, 2023. Petition at 1. Petitioner further alleges that the vaccine was administered
in the United States, she experienced residual effects of her condition for more than six
months, and neither Petitioner nor any other party has ever filed an action nor resolved
or settled a claim for damages against any other party for her vaccine-related injury, nor
has Petitioner or any other party ever received compensation in the form of an award or
settlement for her vaccine-related injury. Petition at ¶¶ 2, 26-28. The case was assigned
to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
1 Because this Ruling 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 Ruling 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 1:25-vv-02069-UNJ Document 25 Filed 09/17/26 Page 2 of 2
On August 17, 2026, Respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he concedes
that Petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report at
1. Specifically, Respondent recommends that Petitioner be found entitled to
compensation for a Table SIRVA because “Petitioner had no history of pain, inflammation,
or dysfunction of her left shoulder prior to vaccination that would explain petitioner’s post-
vaccination symptoms; shoulder pain occurred within forty-eight hours after receipt of an
intramuscular flu vaccination; shoulder pain and reduced ROM were limited to the side in
which the vaccine was administered; and no other condition or abnormality has been
identified to explain petitioner’s shoulder pain.” Id. at 5. Respondent further agrees that
the record demonstrates that Petitioner suffered the residual effects of her condition for
more than six months, and has satisfied all requirements for compensation under the
Vaccine Act. Id.
In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that
Petitioner is entitled to compensation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
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