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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_07-vv-00643
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_07-vv-00643
Petitioner: M.Q.
Filed: 2014-07-07
Decided: 2014-07-28
Vaccine: 
Vaccination date: 
Condition: 
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 36273

AI-assisted case summary:
On July 7, 2014, Clint Quanstrom and Tammy Quanstrom, parents and natural guardians of M.Q., a minor, filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The specific vaccine(s) administered and the alleged injury are not detailed in this decision. The respondent is the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This decision addresses attorney's fees and costs. A prior decision was issued on December 11, 2013. On July 7, 2014, the parties filed a joint stipulation of fact concerning attorney's fees and costs. The stipulation requested a total payment of $36,272.93 for attorney's fees and costs for work performed by the law firm of Robert J. Krakow. Special Master George L. Hastings, Jr. found that the petition was brought in good faith and had a reasonable basis, making an award for fees and costs appropriate under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(b) and (e)(1). The Special Master found the proposed amount reasonable and appropriate. Accordingly, Special Master Hastings awarded $36,272.93 as a lump sum, payable jointly to the petitioners and their counsel, Robert J. Krakow. The decision notes that it will be posted on the court's website unless parties request redactions for trade secrets, confidential information, or medical files constituting an unwarranted invasion of privacy, in accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b).

Theory of causation field:
The public text does not describe the specific vaccine(s) administered, the date(s) of vaccination, the petitioner's age at vaccination, or the alleged injury. This decision is solely on attorney's fees and costs, awarding $36,272.93 jointly to petitioners and their counsel, Robert J. Krakow, based on a stipulation of fact filed July 7, 2014. Special Master George L. Hastings, Jr. approved the award, finding the petition was brought in good faith with a reasonable basis. No medical experts, specific causation theories, or details of the merits of the case are provided in this decision.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_07-vv-00643-0
Date issued/filed: 2014-07-28
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 07/07/14) regarding 66 DECISION Fees Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master George L. Hastings. (jtl) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:07-vv-00643-UNJ Document 69 Filed 07/28/14 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 07-643V
(Not to be published)
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CLINT QUANSTROM and *
TAMMY QUANSTROM, parents and *
natural guardians of M.Q., a minor, *
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Petitioners, *
* Filed: July 7, 2014
v. *
* Decision on Attorney’s
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND * Fees and Costs
HUMAN SERVICES *
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Respondent. *
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DECISION1 (ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS)
In this case under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program,2 I issued a
decision on December 11, 2013. On July 7, 2014, the parties filed a joint stipulation of fact
concerning attorney’s fees and costs in this matter. The parties’ stipulation requests a total
payment of $36,272.93, representing attorney’s fees and costs for work performed by the law
firm of Robert J. Krakow.
I find that this petition was brought in good faith and that there existed 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). Further, the proposed amount seems reasonable and appropriate.
1 The undersigned intends to post this decision on the United States Court of Federal Claims’ website, in accordance
with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, § 205, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified as amended at 44
U.S.C. § 3501 note (2006)). As provided by Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party has 14 days within which to request
redaction “of any information furnished by that party (1) that is trade secret or commercial or financial information
and is privileged or confidential, or (2) that are medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b). Otherwise, “the entire” decision will be
available to the public. Id.
2 The applicable statutory provisions defining the program are found at 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-10 et seq. (2006).

Case 1:07-vv-00643-UNJ Document 69 Filed 07/28/14 Page 2 of 2
Accordingly, I hereby award the total $36,272.93 as a lump sum in the form of a check
payable jointly to petitioners and petitioners’ counsel, Robert J. Krakow.
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.3
IT IS SO ORDERED
/s/ George L. Hastings, Jr.
George L. Hastings, Jr.
Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties may expedite entry of judgment by filing a joint notice renouncing the
right to seek review.