Cynthia La Londe v. HHS - DTaP, other (2012)

On June 1, 2006, Cynthia La Londe filed a petition on behalf of her minor son, M.L., alleging that M.L. suffered injuries caused in fact by a Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis (DTaP) vaccine administered on April 14, 2005. The petition was filed pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

A decision denying M.L.'s claim for compensation was entered on September 12, 2012. Petitioner filed a motion for review, which was denied, and the Special Master's decision was sustained on March 8, 2013.

Petitioner appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which affirmed the lower court's decision. Subsequently, on August 13, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation concerning attorneys' fees and costs.

Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey approved the stipulation, awarding a total of $137,835.00 in attorneys' fees and costs. This amount was to be paid as $47,835.00 jointly to petitioner and her attorney, Curtis R.

Webb, and $90,000.00 jointly to petitioner and her former attorney, Ronald C. Homer.

The public decision does not describe the specific nature of the alleged injuries, the onset of symptoms, any medical examinations or tests performed, or the treatments received. No vaccine-injury compensation was awarded; the award was solely for attorneys' fees and costs.