United States Court of Federal Claims, 2026

Innabi v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

United States Court of Federal Claims · Decided July 23, 2026 · Brian H. Corcoran

Opinion

In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 21-336V ************************* *

YACOUB INNABI, * Chief Special Master Corcoran *

Petitioner, * Filed: June 24, 2026 * v. * *

SECRETARY OF HEALTH *

AND HUMAN SERVICES, * *

Respondent. * * *************************

Courtney C. Jorgenson, Siri & Glimstad, LLP, Phoenix, AZ, for Petitioner.

Irene A. Firippis, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1

On January 8, 2021, Mr. Yacoub Innabi filed a petition seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (“Vaccine Program”).2 Petition (ECF No. 1). Petitioner alleges that he sustained a Vaccine Injury Table (“Table”) shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (“SIRVA”) within the time period set forth in the Table following administration of a varicella vaccine on July 27, 2020. Id. Petitioner further alleges that he experienced residual effects of this condition for more than six months. Id. at pmbl; ¶ 1.

Respondent denies that Petitioner sustained a Table SIRVA; denies that the varicella vaccine caused his alleged shoulder injury, or any other injury; and denies that the varicella

1 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for my actions in this case, I will 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 (2012). As provided by 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4)(B), however, the parties may object to the decision’s inclusion of certain kinds of confidential information. Specifically, under Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party has fourteen days within which to request redaction “of any information furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secret or commercial or financial in substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes medical files or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b). Otherwise, the whole decision will be available to the public. Id. 2 The Vaccine Program comprises Part 2 of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3758, codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 through 34 (2012) (“Vaccine Act” or “the Act”). Individual section references hereafter will be to § 300aa of the Act (but will omit that statutory prefix).

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