George Hand v. HHS - other (2014)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Petitioner George Hand filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on July 18, 2014. The parties had previously filed a stipulation on November 27, 2013, detailing an award amount, which was granted by a decision on December 2, 2013.
On July 18, 2014, the parties filed a joint stipulation regarding attorneys' fees and costs. Petitioner's counsel, Michael London of Douglas & London, P.C., and respondent's counsel, Michael P.
Milmoe of the U.S. Department of Justice, agreed that Petitioner's counsel should receive $29,000.00.
Petitioner affirmed that he incurred no reimbursable costs. Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran reviewed the stipulation and found the requested amount for attorneys' fees and costs to be reasonable. He ordered judgment to be entered in accordance with the stipulation, with the award to be made in the form of a check jointly payable to Petitioner George Hand and Petitioner's counsel, Michael London, Esq., in the amount of $29,000.00.
The specific vaccine(s), injury, onset date, and details of the underlying claim are not provided in this decision, which focuses solely on the attorneys' fees and costs award.
Theory of causation
The public decision does not describe the specific vaccine(s), the alleged injury, or the theory of causation. The case resulted in a compensated outcome. The decision focuses solely on the stipulation for attorneys' fees and costs, awarding Petitioner's counsel $29,000.00. The Special Master Brian H. Corcoran approved this amount as reasonable. Petitioner George Hand was represented by Michael London of Douglas & London, P.C., and the respondent was represented by Michael P. Milmoe of the U.S. Department of Justice. The decision date was August 8, 2014.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_10-vv-00875