Ashli Hernandez Starkey v. HHS - other (2015)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Ashli Hernandez Starkey filed a petition on September 14, 2012, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The specific vaccine(s) and condition(s) for which compensation was sought 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, thereby granting an award to the Petitioner. The exact details of this initial award are not available in the public record.
Subsequently, on April 2, 2015, counsel for both the Petitioner, Michael L. Cave, Esq., and the Respondent, Gordon Shemin, filed a joint stipulation regarding attorneys' fees and costs.
Special Master Corcoran reviewed this stipulation and approved the requested amount of $15,764.81 as reasonable. This amount was to be paid jointly to the Petitioner and her counsel, Michael L.
Cave, Esq. The public decision does not describe the specific clinical story, onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury.
The decision text indicates that the case was resolved via stipulation and proffer, and the specific details of the injury and causation were not elaborated upon in the provided documents.
Theory of causation
The public decision text does not state the specific vaccine(s) administered, the date(s) of vaccination, the Petitioner's age at vaccination, or the alleged condition(s). The case was resolved through a proffer filed by the Respondent on September 25, 2014, which Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found reasonable, leading to an award. Attorneys' fees and costs were stipulated by counsel for both parties on April 2, 2015, and approved by Special Master Corcoran in the amount of $15,764.81, payable jointly to Petitioner Ashli Hernandez Starkey and her counsel, Michael L. Cave, Esq. The specific theory of causation, medical experts, or evidence supporting the claim are not described in the available public text. The outcome was compensated.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_12-vv-00600