Soileau v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 21-1146V Filed: January 20, 2026 * * * * * * * * * * * * * JENNIFER SOILEAU, * * Petitioner, * * * v. * * SECRETARY OF HEALTH * AND HUMAN SERVICES, * * Respondent. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Mark T. Sadaka, Esq., Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC, Englewood, NJ, for petitioner.

Elizabeth Andary, Esq., US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.

DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1 Roth, Special Master: On March 31, 2021, Jennifer Soileau (“petitioner”) filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. 2 Petitioner alleges that she developed “vaccine-induced injection site reaction, left arm pain, paresthesia, diffuse sensory motor polyneuropathy of the left arm/shoulder, left median neuropathy at the wrist, rotator cuff capsule sprain, cervical radiculopathy, cervicalgia, tendinopathy and left shoulder tears” after receiving an influenza vaccine on January 7, 2019. Stipulation, filed January 20, 2026, at ¶¶ 1-4. Respondent denies that the aforementioned immunization caused petitioner’s injury. Stipulation at ¶ 6.

Because this Decision 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 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.

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 (2018).

Nevertheless, the parties have agreed to settle the case. On January 20, 2026, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle this case and describing the settlement terms. 3 Respondent agrees to issue the following payment: A. A lump sum of $45,000.00 to be paid through an ACH deposit to petitioner's counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to petitioner; and B. A lump sum of $2,331.20, representing reimbursement of a Medicaid lien for services rendered to petitioner by the State of Louisiana, in the form of a check payable jointly to petitioner and MultiPlan: MultiPlan E. Diehl Road, Suite 100 Naperville, IL 60563 Re: Case # 390171 Petitioner agrees to endorse this check to MultiPlan.

This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under § 300aa-15(a).

I adopt the parties’ stipulation attached hereto, and award compensation in the amount and on the terms set forth therein. The clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision. 4 IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ Mindy Michaels Roth Mindy Michaels Roth Special Master

The stipulation was filed with petitioner’s signature completed via Vinesign (electronic verification). To avoid the unnecessary disclosure of petitioner’s personal information, the Vinesign electronic signature forms have been omitted from this decision.

Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review.