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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_09-vv-00308
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_09-vv-00308
Petitioner: VERONICA RAWNSLEY, and JUSTIN RAWNSLEY, parents of F.R, deceased
Filed: 2009-03-20
Decided: 2014-02-27
Vaccine: 
Vaccination date: 
Condition: 
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 117718

AI-assisted case summary:
Veronica and Justin Rawnsley, parents of F.R., deceased, filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. A decision was issued on September 19, 2013. On February 27, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation for attorney's fees and costs. The stipulation requested $117,213.63 for attorneys' fees and costs, and $505.00 for out-of-pocket expenses for the petitioners. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found that the petition was brought in good faith with a reasonable basis for the claim. The Special Master deemed the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the court's decision. The award included $117,213.63 for attorneys' fees and costs, payable jointly to the petitioners and their counsel, Ronald Homer, Esq. Additionally, $505.00 was awarded directly to the petitioners for out-of-pocket expenses. The specific vaccine(s) administered and the alleged injury or cause of death are not detailed in this public decision, which focuses on the award of fees and costs.

Theory of causation field:
The public decision does not detail the theory of causation. It states that Veronica and Justin Rawnsley, parents of F.R., deceased, filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. A stipulation for attorney's fees and costs was filed on February 27, 2014, requesting $117,213.63 for attorneys' fees and costs and $505.00 for out-of-pocket expenses. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the petition was brought in good faith with a reasonable basis for the claim and adopted the stipulation. The award included $117,213.63 for attorneys' fees and costs, payable jointly to Petitioner and Petitioner's counsel, Ronald Homer, Esq., and $505.00 directly to Petitioner for out-of-pocket expenses. The specific vaccine(s), vaccination date(s), alleged injury, medical condition, expert testimony, or mechanism of injury are not described in the provided text.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_09-vv-00308-0
Date issued/filed: 2014-03-20
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 02/272014) regarding 89 DECISION Fees Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (tlj) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:09-vv-00308-UNJ Document 92 Filed 03/20/14 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
Filed: February 27, 2014
No. 09-308V
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VERONICA RAWNSLEY, and JUSTIN *
RAWNSLEY, parents of F.R, deceased, * UNPUBLISHED
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* Special Master Dorsey
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Petitioners, * Attorneys’ Fees and Costs; Decision;
* Stipulation.
v. *
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND 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 Special
Master Dorsey issued a Decision on September 19, 2013. On February 27, 2014, the
parties filed a stipulation concerning attorney’s fees and costs in this matter. The parties’
stipulation requests a payment of $117,213.63 in attorneys’ fees and costs, and $505.00
for out-of-pocket expenses for Petitioners, as represented by their counsel in compliance
with General Order #9.
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).
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Case 1:09-vv-00308-UNJ Document 92 Filed 03/20/14 Page 2 of 2
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 the lump sum of $117,213.63, for attorneys’ fees and costs, in the
form of a check payable jointly to Petitioner and Petitioner’s counsel, Ronald Homer,
Esq. Additionally, the undersigned awards $505.00 directly to Petitioner for out-of-
pocket expenses.
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/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Special Master
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