VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_12-vv-00162
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_12-vv-00162
Petitioner: Bernard L. Szrama
Filed: 2014-03-31
Decided: 2014-03-31
Vaccine: 
Vaccination date: 
Condition: 
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 29593

AI-assisted case summary:
This case involves a petition filed on behalf of Bernard L. Szrama, represented by his estate administrator Lucy Szrama. The specific vaccine and date of vaccination are not detailed in this decision, nor is the alleged injury or condition. This ruling focuses exclusively on the award of attorneys' fees and costs. The parties reached a stipulation of fact regarding the appropriate amount for these fees and costs. Petitioner initially requested $29,000.00 for attorneys' fees and costs, and $593.00 for out-of-pocket expenses. Respondent raised objections to certain items within the attorneys' fees request. Following informal discussions, petitioner amended her request for attorneys' fees and costs to $29,000.00, which respondent did not object to. The Special Master found this amount, along with the $593.00 in out-of-pocket expenses, to be reasonable. Consequently, the court awarded a total of $29,593.00, with $29,000.00 payable jointly to the petitioner and her attorneys, and $593.00 payable directly to the petitioner. Judgment was to be entered unless a motion for review was filed.

Theory of causation field:
unclear

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_12-vv-00162-0
Date issued/filed: 2014-04-21
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/31/2014) regarding 29 DECISION Fees Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Laura D Millman. (tlj) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:12-vv-00162-UNJ Document 32 Filed 04/21/14 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 12-162V
Filed: March 31, 2014
Not for Publication
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LUCY SZRAMA, As Administrator and *
Legal Representative of the Estate of *
BERNARD L. SZRAMA, *
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Petitioner, * Attorneys’ fees and costs decision based on
* stipulation of fact
v. *
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Ramon Rodriguez, III, Richmond, VA, for petitioner.
Glenn A. MacLeod, Washington, DC, for respondent.
MILLMAN, Special Master
DECISION AWARDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS1
On March 31, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation of fact in which they agreed on an
appropriate amount for attorneys’ fees and costs in this case.
In accordance with the General Order #9 requirement, petitioner asserts that she personally
incurred $593.00 in out-of-pocket expenses in pursuit of her petition. Petitioner submitted her
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the special master’s action in this
case, the special master intends to post this unpublished decision on the United States Court of Federal
Claims’s website, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, 116 Stat. 2899,
2913 (Dec. 17, 2002). Vaccine Rule 18(b) states that all decisions of the special masters will be made
available to the public unless they contain trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is
privileged and confidential, or medical or similar information whose disclosure would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of privacy. When such a decision is filed, petitioner has 14 days to identify and
move to redact such information prior to the document=s disclosure. If the special master, upon review,
agrees that the identified material fits within the banned categories listed above, the special master shall
redact such material from public access.

Case 1:12-vv-00162-UNJ Document 32 Filed 04/21/14 Page 2 of 2
request for attorneys’ fees and costs to respondent. During informal discussions, respondent
raised objections to certain items in petitioner’s application. Based on these objections, petitioner
amends her request for reimbursement for attorneys’ fees and costs to $29,000.00. Respondent
does not object to this amount. The undersigned finds this amount to be reasonable.
Accordingly, the court awards:
a. $29,000.00, representing reimbursement for attorneys’ fees and costs. The award
shall be in the form of a check made payable jointly to petitioner and Rawls, McNelis
& Mitchell, P.C. in the amount of $29,000.00.
b. $593.00, representing reimbursement for petitioner’s out-of-pocket expenses. The
award shall be in the form of a check made payable to petitioner in the amount of
$593.00.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of the
court is directed to enter judgment herewith.2
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 31, 2014 s/ Laura D. Millman
Laura D. Millman
Special Master
2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party, either separately or
jointly, filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review.
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