Faith L. Macchia v. HHS - other (2014)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Faith L. Macchia filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
The Special Master's decision, issued on May 30, 2014, addresses only the award of attorneys' fees and costs. The parties, represented by Diana S.
Sedar for the petitioner and Lara A. Englund for the respondent, filed a stipulation of fact on May 30, 2014, agreeing on the amount for attorneys' fees and costs.
Petitioner asserted no out-of-pocket expenses. After respondent raised objections to certain items in the initial application for fees and costs, petitioner amended her request to $25,500.00.
Respondent did not object to this amended amount. Special Master Laura D.
Millman found the amount to be reasonable and awarded $25,500.00 in attorneys' fees and costs. This award was to be paid by check jointly to Ms.
Macchia and her attorneys, Maglio, Christopher & Toale, P.A. The court directed the entry of judgment.
Theory of causation
The public decision does not describe the petitioner's alleged vaccine injury, vaccination dates, or the specific vaccines administered. The case summary indicates that the decision pertains solely to attorneys' fees and costs, based on a stipulation of fact filed on May 30, 2014. Petitioner Faith L. Macchia sought reimbursement for attorneys' fees and costs, initially submitting a request to which the respondent raised objections. Petitioner amended her request to $25,500.00, which the respondent did not oppose. Special Master Laura D. Millman found this amount reasonable and awarded $25,500.00, payable jointly to the petitioner and her attorneys, Maglio, Christopher & Toale, P.A. The decision does not mention any medical experts, specific causation theories, or the mechanism of injury.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_12-vv-00904