In the United States Court of Federal Claims 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 14-733V 

Filed: November 12, 2015 

Not for Publication 

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FREDRICK RICHARDSON, * 

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Petitioner, * 

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 v. * 

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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * 

AND HUMAN SERVICES, * 

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 Respondent. * 

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Ronald C. Homer, Boston, MA for petitioner. 

Heather L. Pearlman, Washington, DC, for respondent. 

MILLMAN, Special Master

DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1

On November 12, 2015, the parties filed the attached stipulation in which they agreed to 

settle this case and described the settlement terms. Petitioner alleges that he suffered from 

chronic shoulder pain consistent with adhesive capsulitis that was caused by his receipt of 

influenza (“flu”) vaccine on November 4, 2011. He further alleges that he experienced the 

residual effects of this injury for more than six months. Respondent denies that the flu vaccine 

caused petitioner to suffer a shoulder injury or any other injury and further denies that the flu 

vaccine caused petitioner’s current disabilities. Nonetheless, the parties agreed to resolve this 

matter informally.

1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the special master’s action in this 

case, the special master intends to post this unpublished decision on the United States Court of Federal 

Claims’ website, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, 116 Stat. 2899, 

2913 (Dec. 17, 2002). Vaccine Rule 18(b) states that all decisions of the special masters will be made 

available to the public unless they contain trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is 

privileged and confidential, or medical or similar information whose disclosure would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of privacy. When such a decision is filed, petitioner has 14 days to identify and 

move to delete such information prior to the document’s disclosure. If the special master, upon review, 

agrees that the identified material fits within the banned categories listed above, the special master shall 

delete such material from public access.

Damages decision based on 

stipulation; influenza (“flu”) 

vaccine; shoulder injury; adhesive 

capsulitis

 
 The undersigned finds the terms of the stipulation to be reasonable. The court hereby 

adopts the parties’ said stipulation, attached hereto, and awards compensation in the amount and 

on the terms set forth therein. Pursuant to the stipulation, the court awards a lump sum of 

$25,000.00, representing compensation for all damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C. 

§ 300aa-15(a) (2006). The award shall be in the form of a check for $25,000.00 made payable to 

petitioner.

 In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of 

the court is directed to enter judgment herewith.2

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 12, 2015 s/ Laura D. Millman

 Laura D. Millman

 Special Master

2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party, either separately or 

jointly, filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review.