Janice Glaus v. HHS - other (2014)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Janice Glaus filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 21, 2011. On February 18, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation regarding an award amount.
Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a decision on February 19, 2014, approving the stipulation.
The specific vaccine(s), alleged injury, and the compensation amount awarded in that decision are not detailed in the available public text. On July 23, 2014, counsel for both petitioner, John R.
Howie of Howie Law, and respondent filed a joint stipulation concerning attorneys' fees and costs. Special Master Corcoran approved this stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $23,912.86, payable jointly to Janice Glaus and her counsel.
Petitioner's counsel, John R. Howie, Esq., represented Janice Glaus.
Debra A. Filteau Begley represented the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Petitioner stated that she had incurred no reimbursable costs in pursuit of her claim. The decision regarding attorneys' fees and costs was issued by Special Master Corcoran on August 18, 2014, following the July 23, 2014 stipulation.
Theory of causation
The public text is sparse and only contains the decision regarding attorneys' fees and costs. The specific vaccine(s), vaccination date(s), petitioner's age at vaccination, and the alleged injury are not described in the available text. The underlying damages decision was issued on February 19, 2014, following a stipulation filed on February 18, 2014, but the details of this decision, including the compensation amount, are not available in the provided text. A subsequent stipulation for attorneys' fees and costs was filed on July 23, 2014, and approved by Special Master Brian H. Corcoran on August 18, 2014. This resulted in an award of $23,912.86, payable jointly to petitioner Janice Glaus and her counsel, John R. Howie of Howie Law. Petitioner stated she incurred no reimbursable costs. No specific theory of causation, medical experts, or clinical details were presented in the available public text.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00698