T.R.A. v. HHS - Autism (2014)

On December 23, 2008, Chad A. Aeschlimann and Laura A.

Aeschlimann, parents and natural guardians of T.R.A., a minor, filed a Petition for Vaccine Compensation alleging that various vaccinations injured T.R.A. The petition alleged that vaccinations caused autism.

On November 12, 2014, the Petitioners moved for a decision dismissing the petition, acknowledging that insufficient evidence existed to demonstrate entitlement to compensation. Special Master George L.

Hastings, Jr. agreed with the Petitioners, finding that the record did not contain evidence of a "Table Injury" or persuasive evidence that T.R.A.'s alleged injury was vaccine-caused. Accordingly, the case was dismissed for insufficient proof of causation.

Subsequently, on March 27, 2015, the parties filed a Stipulation Regarding Final Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. On March 31, 2015, Special Master George L.

Hastings, Jr. issued a decision approving a total payment of $51,443.61. This amount included $48,493.61 in attorneys' fees and costs payable jointly to petitioners and their counsel, Robert J.

Krakow, and $2,950.00 for petitioners' own litigation expenses. The public decision does not describe the specific vaccines administered, the date(s) of vaccination, the onset of symptoms, specific medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury.