Jamie Miller v. HHS - other (2014)

This case was filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program by Jamie Miller, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Lisa Miller. The Special Master issued a decision on attorneys' fees and costs on August 26, 2014.

The parties filed a stipulation requesting a total payment of $57,600.00 for attorneys' fees and costs. The stipulation indicated that the Petitioner incurred no costs in pursuit of the claim.

Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman 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 proposed amount was deemed reasonable.

Accordingly, Special Master Hamilton-Fieldman awarded $57,600.00, to be paid by check jointly to the Petitioner and Petitioner's counsel, F. John Caldwell, Jr.

Judgment was to be entered in accordance with this award unless a timely motion for review was filed. The decision was unpublished and posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, with parties having 14 days to request redaction of trade secret, commercial, financial, or medical information that would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.