# In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 16

- 1402 V

Filed: June 30, 2017

UNPUBLISHED

KATHEY WOOLARD

,

Petitioner,

v.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,

Respondent. Special Processing Unit (SPU); Damages Decision Based on Proffer; Influenza (Flu) Vaccine; Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)

Maximillian J. Muller, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA , for petitioner.

Robert P

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

DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES 1

Dorsey

, Chief Special Master:

On October 26, 2016

, p etitioner 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 alleged that s he suffered an injury to her left shoulder as a result of receiving an influenza (“flu”) vaccine on October 6, 2014

. Petition at 1 . The

case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit (“ SPU ” ) of the Office of Special

Masters.

On June 30, 2017

, the undersigned issued a ruling on entitlement , finding petitioner entitled to compensation for a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“ SIRVA ”) . On June 30, 2017 , respondent filed a p roffer on a ward of compensation (“Proffer”) in his Rule 4(c) Report indicating petitioner should be awarded $ 70 ,000.00

. Rule 4(c) Rep. at 4. In the Proffer, respondent represented that petitioner agrees with the proffered award. Id.

1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the undersigned intend s to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims'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)

. 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, the undersigned agree s that the ident ified material fits within this definition, the undersigned 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 “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa (2012).2 Based on the record as a whole, the undersigned finds that petitioner is entitled

to an award as stated in the Proffer.

Pursuant to the terms stated in the Proffer, 3 the undersigned award s petitioner a lump sum payment of $7 0,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner,

K athey Woolard

. This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under § 300aa

- 15(a).

The clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this

decision. 4

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Nora Beth Dorsey Nora Beth Dorsey

Chief Special Master

3 The Proffer is not attached to this decision because it was included in the Rule 4(c) Report, which

contains confidential medical information.

4 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.