Lamona Dodd v. HHS - other (2013)

Lamona Dodd, as parent of S.S., a minor, filed a petition under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. The specific vaccine(s) administered and the alleged injury are not detailed in the public decision.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, did not concede causation. The parties reached a joint stipulation for attorneys' fees and costs.

Petitioner's counsel, Ronald C. Homer of Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C., submitted a request for attorneys' fees and costs.

Following informal discussions where the respondent raised objections, the petitioner amended her request to $86,500.00 for attorneys' fees and costs, and $133.30 for petitioner's costs. The respondent did not object to these amounts, and Special Master Laura D.

Millman found them to be reasonable. The court awarded $86,500.00 for attorneys' fees and costs, payable jointly to the petitioner and her counsel.

An additional $133.30 was awarded for petitioner's out-of-pocket costs, payable to the petitioner. The decision was issued on March 11, 2014, by Special Master Laura D.

Millman.