{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00627","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00627-1","petitioner_identifier":"Joe B. Wallace","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":null,"vaccination_date":null,"condition_raw":null,"condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"denied","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2014-05-06","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:04:46.394115+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) or dates of vaccination, nor the alleged injury or condition. The underlying merits decision, issued January 16, 2014, denied compensation. The public text does not provide details on the theory of causation, expert testimony, or the Special Master's reasoning for the denial. On April 14, 2014, Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman issued a decision on attorneys' fees and costs, awarding a total of $134,365.35 ($131,211.99 jointly to petitioner and counsel Robert J. Krakow, and $3,153.36 to petitioner) based on a finding of good faith and a reasonable basis for the claim, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(b) and (e)(1).","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2011-05-06","case_summary":"Joe B. Wallace filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The Special Master issued a decision on the merits on January 16, 2014, which denied compensation. The public decision does not describe the specific vaccine(s) at issue, the vaccination date(s), the alleged condition, the petitioner's counsel, the respondent's counsel, or the clinical details of the case. On April 14, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation concerning attorneys' fees and costs. Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman reviewed the stipulation. She found that the petition was brought in good faith and that there existed 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 Special Master awarded a total of $131,211.99 as a lump sum payable jointly to Petitioner Joe B. Wallace and his counsel, Robert J. Krakow, Esq. Additionally, the Special Master awarded $3,153.36 payable solely to Petitioner Joe B. Wallace. The total award for attorneys' fees and costs was $134,365.35. The decision was to be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, with parties having 14 days to request redactions.","is_minor_inferred":null,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Robert J. Krakow","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":null,"adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|robert-krakow|","firm_canonical_key":"law-office-of-robert-j-krakow","package_title":"WALLACE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00627","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00627.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00627.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00627-0","title":"WALLACE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION Signed by Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman. (tjk) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2014-01-16","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"no decision/ruling/opinion signal in docketText","download_status":"skipped"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00627-1","title":"WALLACE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/14/2014) regarding 109 DECISION Fees Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman. (dlb) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2014-05-06","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00627/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00627-1/pdf","pdf_bytes":258390,"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-00627/USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00627-1"}]}