In the United States Court of Federal Claims 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 20-1382V

UNPUBLISHED

JEAN BUB,

 Petitioner,

v.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES,

 Respondent.

Chief Special Master Corcoran 

Filed: July 12, 2022

Special Processing Unit (SPU); Joint 

Stipulation on Damages; Influenza 

(Flu); Shoulder Injury Related to 

Vaccine Administration (SIRVA).

John Robert Howie, Howie Law, PC, Dallas, TX, for Petitioner.

Parisa Tabassian, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1

On October 13, 2020, Jean Bub 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 on or about December 6, 2017, she received an 

influenza (“flu”) vaccine, which vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”), 

42 C.F.R. § 100.3(a). Petitioner alleges that she sustained a shoulder injury related to 

vaccine administration (“SIRVA”) within the time period set forth in the Table. She further 

alleges that she suffered the residual effects of this injury for more than six months.

Respondent denies that Petitioner sustained a SIRVA Table injury; denies that the 

flu vaccine caused Petitioner’s alleged shoulder injury or any other injury; and denies that 

Petitioner’s current condition is a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

1 Because this unpublished Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am 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 EGovernment 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 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 (2012).
2

Nevertheless, on July 12, 2022, 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 $40,000.00 in the form of a check payable 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.