Elizabeth D. Hutcheison v. HHS - other (2013)

Elizabeth D. Hutcheison filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 10, 2012.

On October 11, 2013, a decision was issued awarding compensation based on a joint stipulation between the petitioner and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Subsequently, on March 4, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation for attorney fees and costs.

The petitioner amended her fee request, and the respondent did not object. The petitioner incurred no personal litigation costs.

The Chief Special Master, Denise Kathryn Vowell, found that the petition was brought in good faith with a reasonable basis for the claim, making an award for fees and costs appropriate. The total award for attorney fees and costs was $64,875.00, payable jointly to the petitioner, Elizabeth D.

Hutcheison, and her counsel, Noffsinger Law, P.C. The decision was issued by Chief Special Master Vowell on March 5, 2014.

Petitioner was represented by Terry R. Noffsinger, Esq., of Noffsinger Law, P.C., and respondent was represented by Ryan D.

Pyles, Esq., of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The public decision does not describe the specific vaccine(s) administered, the date(s) of vaccination, the alleged condition, or the specific facts of the underlying claim that led to the initial compensation award.