# In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 19

- 0001 V

UNPUBLISHED

THERESA COLLINS,

Petitioner,

v.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,

Respondent. Chief Special Master Corcoran

Filed: September 23, 2020

Special Processing Unit (SPU); Joint Stipulation on Damages; Influenza (Flu) Vaccine; Shoulder Injury

Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)

Amy A. Senerth, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA , for petitioner.

Linda Sara Renzi

, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.

DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION 1

On January 2, 2019

, Theresa Collins 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 she suffered right shoulder injuries related to

vaccine administra tion ( “ SIRVA ” ) as a result of an influenza vaccine received on October
28, 2017 . Petition at 1 ; Stipulation

, fil ed at September 23, 2020

, ¶¶ 2

- 4

. Petitioner further alleges that the vaccine was administered in the United Sta tes, that she experienced the

residual effects of this condition for more than six months, and there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages as a res ult of her condition . Petit ion at 1, 5 ; Stipulation at ¶¶ 3

- 5

. “Respondent denies that petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury; denies that her alleged shoulder injury was caused by the vaccine; and denie s that her current condition is a seque lae of a vaccine

- related injury

. ” Stipulation at ¶ 6.

1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am required to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website in accordance with the E

Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (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 w hich 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

- 6 60, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subpara graph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa (2012 ).2

Nevertheless, o n September 23, 2020

, 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 term s stated in the attached Stipulation

, I award the following compensation:

• A lump sum of $ 55,000. 00 in the form of a check payable to P etitioner ;
and

• A lump sum of $971 .39 in the form of a check j ointly payab le to petitioner and

D HHR /HMS Tort Recovery

P.O. Box 11073 Charleston, West Virginia 25 339

File Number 14 5511

Petitioner agrees to endorse the check to DHHR/ HMS Tort Recovery.

Stipulation at ¶ 8. Th ese amount s represent compensation for all items of damages that

wo uld be available under Section 15 (a). Id

.

I approve the requested amount for P etitioner’s compensation. In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of the 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 filin g of notice renouncing the right to seek review.