VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_12-vv-00762
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_12-vv-00762
Petitioner: DOUGLAS J. TERLAU
Filed: 2012-11-08
Decided: 2014-02-06
Vaccine: 
Vaccination date: 
Condition: 
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 26361

AI-assisted case summary:
Douglas J. Terlau filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 8, 2012. The parties filed a stipulation on September 25, 2013, detailing an award for the Petitioner, which was granted by the special master. Subsequently, on February 6, 2014, the parties filed a joint stipulation regarding attorneys' fees and costs. They agreed that Petitioner's counsel should receive a lump sum of $26,361.21, payable jointly to Petitioner and counsel. Respondent did not object to this amount, and the stipulation noted that Petitioner incurred no reimbursable costs. The special master approved the requested amount as reasonable and ordered that judgment be entered in accordance with the stipulation.

Theory of causation field:
unclear

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_12-vv-00762-0
Date issued/filed: 2014-03-04
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Signed by Special Master Brian Corcoran.)(mpj) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:12-vv-00762-UNJ Document 23 Filed 03/04/14 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 12-762V
(Not to be published)
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DOUGLAS J. TERLAU, *
* Filed: February 6, 2014
Petitioner, *
* Decision by Stipulation; Attorney’s
v. * Fees & Costs
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND *
HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Timothy M. Mahler, Columbus, OH, for Petitioner
Jennifer L. Reynaud, Washington, DC, for Respondent
ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS DECISION1
On November 8, 2012, Petitioner filed a petition seeking compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (Athe Vaccine Program@). On September 25,
2013, the parties filed a stipulation detailing an amount to be awarded to Petitioner. The special
master responsible for this case subsequently issued a decision finding the parties’ prior
stipulation to be reasonable and granting Petitioner the award outlined by the stipulation.
On February 6, 2014, counsel for both parties filed another joint stipulation, this time in
regards to attorneys’ fees and costs. The parties have stipulated that Petitioner’s counsel should
1 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for my action in this case, I will post this
decision on the United States Court of Federal Claims’ website, in accordance with the E-
Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, § 205, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified as
amended at 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2006)). As provided by 42 U.S.C § 300aa-12(d)(4)(B) and
Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party has 14 days within which to request redaction “of any
information furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secret or commercial or financial in
substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes medical files or similar files, the
disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule
18(b). Otherwise, the entire decision will be available to the public. Id.

Case 1:12-vv-00762-UNJ Document 23 Filed 03/04/14 Page 2 of 2
receive a lump sum of $26,361.21, in the form of a check payable to Petitioner and Petitioner’s
counsel. This amount represents a sum to which Respondent does not object. In accordance with
General Order #9, the stipulation includes a statement that Petitioner incurred no reimbursable
costs in pursuit of his claim.
I approve the requested amount for attorney’s fees and costs as reasonable. Accordingly,
an award should be made in the form of a check payable jointly to Petitioner and Petitioner’s
counsel, Timothy M. Mahler. In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC
Appendix B, the clerk of the court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms
of the parties’ stipulation.2
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Special Master
2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties may expedite entry of judgment by filing a joint
notice renouncing their right to seek review.