VICP Registry Case Source Bundle Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00622 Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00622 Petitioner: Susan Chessy Filed: 2011-09-28 Decided: 2014-06-26 Vaccine: Vaccination date: Condition: Outcome: compensated Award amount USD: AI-assisted case summary: Petitioner Susan Chessy filed a petition on September 28, 2011, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. On November 26, 2013, the parties filed a stipulation detailing an award amount, and Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a decision that same day granting the award. The specific vaccine(s), alleged injury, and the amount of the initial award are not described in the available text. On June 3, 2014, counsel for both parties filed a joint stipulation regarding attorneys' fees and costs. Special Master Corcoran approved the stipulation, awarding $21,628.27 jointly to Petitioner Susan Chessy and her counsel, Peter H. Meyers, and an additional $371.73 solely to Petitioner for personal litigation costs. The total award for fees and costs was $22,000.00. The decision notes that it will be posted on the court's website unless parties request redaction of confidential information within 14 days, as per Vaccine Rule 18(b). Theory of causation field: The public text does not describe the specific vaccine(s) or the alleged injury for which compensation was sought. A stipulation for an award was filed on November 26, 2013, and approved by Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. A subsequent stipulation for attorneys' fees and costs was filed on June 3, 2014, and approved by Special Master Corcoran, resulting in an award of $21,628.27 jointly to Petitioner Susan Chessy and her counsel Peter H. Meyers, and $371.73 to Petitioner for personal costs, totaling $22,000.00. No medical experts or specific causation theories are mentioned in the provided text, which focuses solely on the attorneys' fees and costs decision. Public staged source text: ================================================================================ DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00622-0 Date issued/filed: 2014-06-26 Pages: 2 Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 6/3/2014) regarding 44 DECISION Fees Stipulation/Proffer (Signed by Special Master Brian H. Corcoran.)(mpj) Copy to parties. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case 1:11-vv-00622-UNJ Document 45 Filed 06/26/14 Page 1 of 2 In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 11-622V (Not to be published) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SUSAN CHESSY, * * Filed: June 3, 2014 Petitioner, * * Decision by Stipulation; Attorneys’ v. * Fees & Costs * SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND * HUMAN SERVICES, * * Respondent. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Peter Meyers, National Law Center, Washington, DC, for Petitioner Claudia Gangi, U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS DECISION1 On September 28, 2011, Petitioner Susan Chessy filed a petition seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. On November 26, 2013, the parties filed a stipulation detailing an amount to be awarded to Petitioner. That same day, a decision was issued finding the parties’ stipulation to be reasonable and granting Petitioner the award outlined by the stipulation. 1 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for my action in this case, I will post this decision on the United States Court of Federal Claims’ website, in accordance with the E- Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, § 205, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified as amended at 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2006)). As provided by 42 U.S.C § 300aa-12(d)(4)(B), however, the parties may object to the published decision’s inclusion of certain kinds of confidential information. To do so, Vaccine Rule 18(b) permit each party 14 days within which to request redaction “of any information furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secret or commercial or financial in substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes medical files or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b). Otherwise, the decision will be available to the public. Id. Case 1:11-vv-00622-UNJ Document 45 Filed 06/26/14 Page 2 of 2 On June 3, 2014, counsel for both parties filed another joint stipulation, this time regarding attorneys’ fees and costs. The parties have stipulated that Petitioner’s counsel should receive a lump sum of $21,628.27 in the form of a check jointly payable to Petitioner and Petitioner’s counsel. This amount represents a sum to which Respondent does not object. In accordance with General Order #9, the stipulation also includes a statement that Petitioner incurred $371.73 in reimbursable costs in pursuit of her claim. I approve the requested amount for attorneys’ fees and costs as reasonable. Accordingly, an award should be made in the form of a check jointly payable to Petitioner and Petitioner’s counsel, Peter H. Meyers, in the amount of $21,628.27. A separate award should be made in the form of a check payable only to Petitioner in the amount of $371.73. In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of the court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’ stipulation.2 IT IS SO ORDERED. /s/ Brian H. Corcoran Brian H. Corcoran Special Master 2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties may expedite entry of judgment by filing (jointly or separately) notices renouncing their right to seek review.