Review of Recent Cases; Entitlement; Fees & Costs Decisions
FACT DECISIONS Factual determination that SIRVA injury more likely caused by influenza vaccine than uncovered…
Review of Recent Cases - Attorney Fees; Entitlements; Damages
Attorney Fees Reasonable Basis Alicock v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Nov. 9, 2016) (Wheeler, J) Denial…
Review of Recent Cases Involving Attorney's Fees & Costs
Supplemental Costs Post-Fee Judgment SM granted an unopposed request for supplemental expert costs inadvertently omitted…
Attorney’s Fees and Costs Rulings
Attorneys’ Fees Check Payee Special master granted relief from judgment where counsel was unable to…
Substantive Decisions - MMR and Gardasil Vaccines
Entitlement denied in a case alleging MMR-caused Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy (also known as “Doose Syndrome”). Analytical…
Attorney’s Fees and Costs Rulings by Topic
Non-Forum Rates Glaser v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Jun. 6, 2016) (Corcoran, SM). VT attorney…
Procedural Decisions - Motion for Review
Procedural Decisions Valle v. HHS. (Fed. Cl. Aug. 6, 2016) (Lettow, J). Thirty-day time limit…
Substantive Decisions - Denial of Entitlement
Substantive Decisions Rus v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Jun. 23, 2016) (Gowen, SM). Denial…
Statute of Limitations - Premature Ovarian Failure
Premature Ovarian Failure Mini Omnibus This group of cases has been attempting to resolve when…
Attorney’s Fees – Hourly Rates
Stanford v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. May 16, 2016) (Moran, SM) 20+ year MD/.JD,…
Attorney’s Fees – Hourly Rates, Expert Costs
Pentchelov v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. April 29, 2016) (Corcoran, SM) The Court approved…
Denial of Entitlement – SIDS Death – Triple Risk Model
Copenhaver v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. May 31, 2016) (Moran, SM) This case is…
Entitlement Ruling – Seizures/Infantile Spasms due to DTaP
Reilly v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. May 31, 2016) (Hamilton-Fieldman, SM) After a brain…
Interim Damages – Pain and Suffering $250,000
Day v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. May 21, 2016) (Dorsey, CSM) (Ed. Note –…
Denial of Interim Fees – Litigation not Protracted, No Undue Hardship
Bourche v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. June 24, 2016) (Moran, SM) The court denied…
Damages – Supplemental Attendant Care in Nursing Home
Barone v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Jun. 12, 2016) (Corcoran, SM) Petitioner was wheelchair…
Motion for Review Denial
Bean-Sasser v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Jun. 26, 2016) (Yock, SJ) The reviewing court held it…
Attorney’s Fees - Reasonable Basis
Miller v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Jun. 3, 2016) (Hastings, SM) The court denied…
Denial – Aggravation of Leigh Disease/Death by Flumist
HL v HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Mar. 17, 2016) (Hastings, SM) The petitioner unsuccessfully…
Denial of Compensation - Mitochondrial Autism/Autoimmune Encephalitis
RV v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Feb. 19, 2016) (Corcoran, SM) In this case,…
Denial of Interim Attorney’s Fees – Reasonable Basis
Reiling v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Jun 24, 2016) (Moran, SM) Counsel sought an…
Denial of Interim Attorney’s Fees – Reasonable Basis
Reiling v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Jun 24, 2016) (Moran, SM) Counsel sought an…
Interim Attorney’s Fees, Forum Rates
Auch v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. May 20, 2016) (Corcoran, SM) The court held…
GBS Case - Damages, Future Lost Wages, Growth Rate, Discount Rate
Petronelli v. HHS, (Ct. Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. May 12, 2016) (Gowen, SM) In this…
Entitlement – Multiple Sclerosis Caused by Hep B Vaccination
Valle v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Apr. 18, 2016) (Gowen, SM) This case involved…
Dismissal of Petition – No Equitable Tolling
Smith v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Apr. 8, 2016) (Hamilton-Fieldman, SM) Petitioners argued that…
Damages - SIRVA Case
Courbois v. HHS (Fed Cl. Spec. Mstr. Apr. 20, 2016) (Hamilton-Fieldman, SM) After a hearing,…
Attorney's Fees and Costs - Reasonable Basis
Cooper v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Apr. 25, 2016) (Gowen, SM) In this case…
Motion for Reconsideration Denial – Attorney’s Fees Objection Waived
Bundrick v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Apr. 27, 2016) (Roth, SM) Petitioner requested fees…
Failure of Proof of Vaccine Causing SIDS
Cozart v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Mar. 25, 2016) (Smith, SJ) In the trial court, Petitioner…
Denial of Motion for Review; No Jurisdiction
JT v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Feb. 1, 2016) (Bruggink, J) In this conceded case, there…
Reasonableness of Expert Fees
Loving v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Dec. 15, 2015) (Moran, SM) In this infamous…
Attorney’s Fees and Costs: Forum Rate, Excessive Billing
Watson v. HHS. (Fed. CL. Spec. Mstr. Mar. 7, 2016) (Corcoran, SM) In this fee…
Denial of HHS Appeal of Interim Fees; Reasonable Basis
Rehn v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Mar. 30, 2016) (Lettow, J) The special master had awarded…
Attorney’s fees; Waiver by HHS
Dorego v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Apr. 4, 2016) (Moran, SM) In response to…
Interim Fees: Hourly Expert Rates, Multiple Attorneys
Culligan v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Mar. 31, 2016) (Hamilton-Fieldman, SM) In this interim…
Claim that Liver Failure Caused by FluMist
Agnew v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Mar. 30, 2016) (Millman, SM) Petitioner’s theory was…
Denial of Entitlement; RA Following Hepatitis B Vaccination
Bean-Sasser v. HHS (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Apr. 5, 2016) (Moran, SM) In this case,…
Denial of Entitlement; SIDS
Lord v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Feb. 9, 2016) (Dorsey, CSM) This is another…
Interim Fees-Review
Mostovoy v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Feb. 4, 2016) (Dorsey, CSM) In this omnibus…
Order Affirmance on Redaction of Petitioner - Parent Names
R.K. v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Feb. 29, 2016) (Braden, J) The special master had ruled…
HPV Vaccination Held to Have Caused Urticaria
Waterman v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Feb. 5, 2016) (Hamilton-Fieldman, SM) The Court resolved…
Death After HPV Vaccine; Molecular Mimicry–Requirements
Tarsell v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Feb. 16, 2016) (Moran, SM) The theory of…
Compensation Denial–SCN1A Mutation, Dravet’s Syndrome–Aggravation
Faoro v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Jan. 29, 2016) (Dorsey, CSM) This case differed…
Interim Fees; Reasonable Basis; Excessive Time
Sanchez v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Feb. 17, 2016) (Moran, SM) Petitioner moved for…
Denial of Motion to Dismiss - Equitable Tolling
Gray v. HIS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Feb. 24, 2016) (Gowen, SM) The special master…
Remand Decision - Equitable Tolling Established
Hodge v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Dec. 21, 2015) (Moran, SM) Decision on Remand…
Attorney’s Fees and Costs - Reasonable Basis
Ruppert v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Nov. 6, 2015) (Gowen, SM) Attorney’s Fees and…
Denial of Motion for Review – Petitioner not an “Employee” of U.S.
Griffin v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Dec. 7, 2015) (Bruggink, J) Denial of Motion for Review…
No Entitlement to Causation – Autism Omnibus Case
Canuto v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Dec. 18, 2015) (Hastings, SM) No Entitlement to…
Denial of Entitlement – Autoimmune Encephalitis
Kenney v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Jan. 16, 2015) (Moran, SM) Denial of Entitlement…
Entitlement to Compensation – Ulcerative Colitis caused by HPV Vaccine
Morgan v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Dec. 10, 2015) (Gowen, SM) Entitlement to Compensation…
Attorney’s Fees – No Reasonable Basis
Patel v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Jan. 8, 2016) (Moran, SM) Attorney’s Fees –…
Denial of Entitlement – Mitochondrial Autism
R.K. v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Feb. 12, 2016) (Braden, J) Denial of Entitlement Affirmed –…
Autism Omnibus Case - Warning to Counsel
Sturdivant v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Jan. 21, 2016) (Hastings, SM) No Entitlement to…
Entitlement to Fees and Costs – Reasonable Basis
Goodings v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Dec. 28, 2015) (Hamilton-Fieldman) The special master held…
Ruling Granting Future Costs of Conservatorship
Tadio v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Nov. 25, 2015) (Gowen, SM) In this case,…
Entitlement – Addison’s Disease caused by TDaP Vaccine
Simmons v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Oct. 30, 2015) (Millman, SM) In this unusual…
Compensation Entitlement–Overlap Syndrome caused by Flu Vaccine
Rodd v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Nov. 13, 2015) (Gowen, SM) Respondent primarily defended…
Entitlement – Cerebral Anaphylaxis and Seizure caused by MMR & DTaP
Price v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Oct. 29, 2015) (Gowen, SM) The Court found…
Denial of Entitlement – GBS following Tetanus Vaccination
Perez v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Dec. 8, 2015) (Hamilton-Fieldman, SM) In this case,…
Compensation Denial - Warning to Counsel in Mito/ASD Cases
Hardy v. HHS, (Fed. CL. Spec. Mstr. Nov. 3, 2015) (Hastings, SM) The Court held…
Denial of Subpoena to Sanofi Pasteur Regarding Fluzone
Halverson v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Oct. 29, 2015) (Roth, SM) Petitioner had informally…
Decision on Second Motion for Review of Fees and Costs
Guerrero v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Nov. 16, 2015) (Williams, J) In this appeal, Petitioner contended…
Reasonable Basis Denial of Fees and Costs Affirmed
Graham v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Nov. 30, 2015) (Braden, J) In the trial court, the…
Second Compensation Denial
Godfrey v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. October 27, 2015) (Corcoran, SM) Remand decision after…
Denial of Fees Associated with Cross-Country Travel; Overstaffing
Avchen v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Dec. 4, 2015) (Moran, SM) In this conceded…
Denial of Review
Scharffenberger v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Nov. 10, 2015) (Williams, J) The Special Master…
Entitlement Decision – Aggravation of Susac’s Syndrome – Flu/DTaP
Means v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Oct. 13, 2015) (Dorsey, CSM) Susac's Syndrome is…
Entitlement Decision – Table Brachial Neuritis – Onset Issue
Lewis v. HHS (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Oct. 13, 2015) (Moran, SM) The parties disputed…
Denial of Motion to Vacate – Problems with Expert Witness
D.B. v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Nov. 18, 2015) (Hamilton-Fieldman, SM) Petitioner had previously…
Entitlement Decision – Neuromyelitis Optica After HPV and Flu Vaccine
Day v. HHS,(Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Nov. 13, 2015) (Dorsey, CSM) Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) is…
Denial of Entitlement – SIDS death – Multiple Vaccines
Cozart v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Oct. 15, 2015) (Dorsey, SM)*Petitioners had advanced the…
Denial of Motion for Review - Infant Death post DTaP
Waterman v. HHS (Fed. Cl. Oct. 23, 2015) (Campbell-Smith, CJ) Petitioners ultimately advanced a theory…
Compensation Denial in Case Alleging Headaches Due to HPV Vaccination
McGuire v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Sep. 18, 2015) (Moran, SM) The bottom line…
Attorneys’ Fees Decision Establishing Hourly Rates
McCulloch v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Sep, 1, 2015 ) (Gowen, SM) Although the…
Motion for Review Denial – Refusal to Redact Name or Medical Condition
Lamare v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Jul. 29, 2015) (Horn, J) In an interim fees decision,…
Denial of Relief from Judgment on Unexpected Increased Cost of Care
Kenzora v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Sep. 25, 2015) (Dorsey, CSM) A transverse myelitis…
Ruling on Lost Earnings - Case Review
J.T. v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Oct. 13, 2015) (Millman, SM) In this damages…
Remand Statute of Limitations Dismissal to Reassess Equitable Tolling
J.H. v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Sep. 9, 2015) (Sweeney, J) Petitioner suffered from severe OCD,…
Denial of Attorney’s Fees and Costs – Reasonable Basis
Cole v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Sep. 4, 2015) (Moran, SM) Citing Chuisano, the…
Interim Attorney’s Fees & Costs Decision
Al-Uffi v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Sep. 30, 2015) (Corcoran, SM) Under Avera, the…
Compensation Denial–Autistic Regression in Mitochondrial Disorder
Allen v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Sep. 26, 2015) (Vowell, SM) The Court, in…
DTaP - SCN1A – Dravet’s syndrome/SMEI
Santini v. HHS, Case No. 06-725V (Fed. Cl. Jun. 30, 2015) (Braden, J) This case…
Ruling on Record-Mitochondrial Disorder
Bushnell v. HHS, Case No. 02-1648V (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Jun. 12, 2015) (Hastings) Former…
Reversal of Denial in Entitlement in Case Alleging TM Caused by DTaP
Whitney v. HHS, Case No. 10-809V (Fed. Cl. Aug. 12, 2015) (Lettow, J) The Special…
Entitlement Denial - MMR Vaccine Caused Brain Damage In Utero
Sumner v. HHS, Case No. 99-946V (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Aug. 13, 2015) (Hamilton-Fieldman, SM)…
Motion for Review Denial-Case States Disorder Results from MMR or DTaP
Nuttal v. HHS, (Fed. Cl. Aug. 19, 2015) (Firestone, J) Petitioner advanced a theory that…
TDaP Reaction: Causation in Fact Claim
Jump v. HHS, Case No. 11-301V (Fla. Spec. Mstr. Aug. 31, 2015) (Hamilton-Fieldman, SM) In…
Case Delayed for Evaluation of Prong 1
Godfrey v. HHS, Case No. 10-565V (Fed. Cl. Aug. 19, 2015) (Firestone, J) Case Remanded…
Entitlement Denial–DTaP Alleged to Cause Transverse Myelitis
Whitney v. HHS, Case No. 10-809V (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Jul. 20, 2015) (Moran) Testifying…
Affirmance of Denial of Relief from Judgement
Mora v. HHS, Case No. 13-421V (Fed. Cl. Jun. 30, 2015) (Kaplan, J) In this…
Denial of Fees-No Basis to Claim
Livingston v. HHS, Case No. 12-268V (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Jun.26, 2015) (Corcoran) This case…
Entitlement Denial–Mitochondrial Disorder
Holt v. HHS, Case No. 05-0136V (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Jun. 24, 2015) (Vowell, CSM)…
Motion for Review Denial – Not Capricious to Reject Diagnoses
D’Angiolini v. HHS, Case No. 99-578V (Fed. Cl. Jul. 27, 2015) (Block, J) Appeal from…
DTaP-SCN1A–Dravet’s syndrome/SMEI–Affirmed Compensation Denial
Barclay v. HHS, Case No. 07-605V (Fed. Cl. Jul. 10, 2015) (Bruggink, J) This case…
Gardasil(HPV) Vaccine Found to Cause Miller-Fisher(MF) Variant of GBS
D.S. v . HHS, No. 10-077V (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. May 19, 2015)(Dorsey) Entitlement decision…
Attorney’s Fees – Hourly rates/Forum rates/Number of Hours/Expert Fees
Scharffenberger v. HHS, No. 11-221V (Fed. Cl Spec. Mstr. May 15, 2015) (Corcoran) Attorney’s Fees…
Attorney’s Fees – Hourly Rates, Number of Hours, Expert Fees, Travel
O’Neill v HHS, No. 08-243V (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. April 28, 2015)(Hamilton-Fieldman) Decision on Attorney’s…
Tetanus Vaccine and Transverse Myelitis – Timing
Mosley v. HHS, No. 08-724V (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Apr. 27, 2015)(Millman) Denial of entitlement…
Encephalopathy or Encephalitis and MMR
Milik v. HHS, No. 01-064V (Fed. Cl. May 14, 2015) (Campbell-Smith, CJ) Appeal from a…
Attorney’s Fees – Paralegal/Clerical, Duplicative or Unnecessary Tasks
Guerrero v. HHS, No. 12-689V (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. May 22, 2015) (Moran) Attorneys’ fees…
Autoimmune Encephalopathy, MMR and Autism
Brook v. HHS, No. 04-405V (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. May 14, 2015)(Hastings) Denial of entitlement…
HPV Held to Cause Autoimmune Limbic Encephalitis & Refractory Seizures
McCulloch v. HHS, No. 09-023V (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. May 22, 2015) (Gowen) Gardasil (HPV)…