Hollie Truxillo v. HHS - other (2015)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Hollie Truxillo filed a petition on September 14, 2012, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The specific vaccine(s) and date(s) of vaccination, as well as the alleged condition, are not detailed in the publicly available decision text.
On September 25, 2014, the Respondent filed a proffer detailing an amount to be awarded to the Petitioner. Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran reviewed this proffer and issued a decision finding it reasonable, granting an award to the Petitioner. The specific details of this award are not available in the public record.
On April 2, 2015, counsel for both parties, Michael L. Cave for the Petitioner and Gordon Shemin for the Respondent, filed a joint stipulation regarding attorneys' fees and costs.
Special Master Corcoran approved the stipulated amount of $17,299.08, payable jointly to Hollie Truxillo and her counsel, Michael L. Cave, Esq., as reasonable.
The decision notes that the Petitioner represented that she incurred no reimbursable costs. The Special Master ordered that judgment be entered in accordance with the terms of the stipulation, unless a motion for review was filed.
Theory of causation
The public decision text does not detail the specific vaccine(s) administered, the date(s) of vaccination, or the alleged injury or condition. The case proceeded to a compensation award based on a proffer filed by the Respondent on September 25, 2014, which was deemed reasonable by Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. The specific mechanism of injury or theory of causation was not described in the available text. Attorneys' fees and costs were stipulated by the parties on April 2, 2015, and approved by Special Master Corcoran in the amount of $17,299.08, payable jointly to Petitioner Hollie Truxillo and her counsel, Michael L. Cave. The decision was issued on April 23, 2015.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_12-vv-00599