Jessica Nicole Young v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 11-069V (Not to be published)

*********************** JESSICA NICOLE YOUNG, *

* Petitioner, *

* Filed: January 27, 2014 v. *

* Decision on Attorneys’ SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND * Fees and Costs HUMAN SERVICES *

* Respondent. *

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DECISION1 (ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS) In this case under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program,2 Special Master Zane issued a Decision on August 30, 2013. On January 16, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation concerning attorney’s fees and costs in this matter. The parties’ stipulation requests a total payment of $9, 271.74, representing attorney’s fees and costs. In accordance with General Order #9, Petitioner’s counsel noted that Petitioner incurred $161.31 in litigation costs out of this total amount.

The undersigned finds that this petition was brought in good faith and that there exists a reasonable basis for the claim. Therefore, an award for fees and costs is appropriate, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(b) and (e)(1). The undersigned finds said stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding attorneys’ fees and costs, on the terms set forth therein.

I hereby award a lump sum of $9,110.43, in the form of a check payable jointly to Petitioner and Petitioner’s counsel, Katherine M. Gonyea, Esq. I additionally award the amount of $161.31, in the form of a check made payable to Petitioner.

In the absence of a timely-filed motion for review filed pursuant to Appendix B of the Rules of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the clerk of the court shall enter judgment in accordance herewith.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Lisa D Hamilton-Fieldman. Lisa D Hamilton-Fieldman Special Master