Susan Williamsen v. HHS - tetanus, other (2014)

Susan Williamsen filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging injuries resulting from a tetanus vaccination she received in April 2009. The parties had previously entered into a stipulation for an award, which was incorporated into a judgment on July 12, 2013.

A separate stipulation for fees and costs was approved, leading to a fee judgment on September 9, 2013. Williamsen later filed a motion for relief from the fee judgment, seeking to include an omitted mediation invoice of $4,874.50.

The court found that this omission was a clerical mistake or oversight correctable under Rule 60(a) of the Rules of the Court of Federal Claims. The court granted the motion, awarding an additional $4,874.50 in attorneys' fees to cover the mediation services.

This amount was to be paid jointly to Susan Williamsen and her counsel. The case was compensated, with the additional award specifically for mediation costs.