{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00047","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00047-0","petitioner_identifier":"Kyle Xu","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (minor - age not in source, verified)","vaccine_type":null,"vaccination_date":null,"condition_raw":null,"condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":60000,"decision_date":"2014-03-21","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:04:23.142197+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"The public text does not describe the specific vaccine(s) administered, the date(s) of vaccination, the alleged injury or condition, or the theory of causation for the injury. The case proceeded to a decision on attorney fees and costs following a prior stipulation for compensation. Chief Special Master Denise Kathryn Vowell awarded $60,000.00 for attorney fees and costs, finding the petition was brought in good faith with a reasonable basis, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-15(b) and (e)(1). The decision was issued on March 21, 2014, with petitioners represented by Kathy A. Lee and respondent by Jennifer L. Reynaud.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2014-02-25","case_summary":"On February 25, 2014, Yanping Xu, as natural father, and Qiuyue Yu, as natural mother, filed a petition in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on behalf of Kyle Xu, a minor. The respondent was the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The case involved a prior decision issued on August 26, 2013, which awarded compensation based on a joint stipulation between the parties. On February 24, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation for attorney fees and costs, to which the respondent did not object. Petitioners' counsel was Kathy A. Lee of Cline, Farrell, et al. Respondent's counsel was Jennifer L. Reynaud of the U.S. Department of Justice. Chief Special Master Denise Kathryn Vowell reviewed the stipulation. She found that the petition was brought in good faith and had a reasonable basis for the claim, 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. Chief Special Master Vowell awarded a total of $60,000.00 for attorney fees and costs, payable jointly to the petitioners and their counsel, Kathy A. Lee. This award was intended to cover all legal expenses, including advanced costs and fees for legal services, and was subject to statutory limitations on additional charges. The decision was issued on March 21, 2014.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"Denise K. Vowell","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Kathy Ann Lee","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Cline, Farrell, et al.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Indianapolis, IN","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|katherine-lee|","firm_canonical_key":"cline-farrell-et-al","package_title":"XU et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00047","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00047.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00047.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00047-0","title":"XU et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 02/25/2014) regarding 44 DECISION Fees Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Denise Kathryn Vowell. (tpj) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2014-03-21","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00047/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00047-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":258298,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00047/USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00047-0"}]}