VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_12-vv-00904
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_12-vv-00904
Petitioner: Faith L. Macchia
Filed: 2014-05-30
Decided: 2014-05-30
Vaccine: 
Vaccination date: 
Condition: 
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 25500

AI-assisted case summary:
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 field:
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.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_12-vv-00904-1
Date issued/filed: 2014-06-24
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/30/2014) regarding 41 DECISION Fees Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Laura D Millman. (tlj) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:12-vv-00904-UNJ Document 44 Filed 06/24/14 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 12-904V
Filed: May 30, 2014
Not for Publication
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FAITH L. MACCHIA, *
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Petitioner, * Attorneys’ fees and costs decision based on
* stipulation of fact
v. *
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Diana S. Sedar, Sarasota, FL, for petitioner.
Lara A. Englund, Washington, DC, for respondent.
MILLMAN, Special Master
DECISION AWARDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS1
On May 30, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation of fact in which they agreed on an
appropriate amount for attorneys’ fees and costs in this case.
In accordance with the General Order #9 requirement, petitioner asserts she did not incur
any out-of-pocket expenses in pursuit of her petition. Petitioner submitted her request for
attorneys’ fees and costs to respondent. During informal discussions, respondent raised
objections to certain items in petitioner’s application. Based on these objections, petitioner
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the special master’s action in this
case, the special master intends to post this unpublished decision on the United States Court of Federal
Claims’s website, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, 116 Stat. 2899,
2913 (Dec. 17, 2002). Vaccine Rule 18(b) states that all decisions of the special masters will be made
available to the public unless they contain trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is
privileged and confidential, or medical or similar information whose disclosure would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of privacy. When such a decision is filed, petitioner has 14 days to identify and
move to redact such information prior to the document=s disclosure. If the special master, upon review,
agrees that the identified material fits within the banned categories listed above, the special master shall
redact such material from public access.

Case 1:12-vv-00904-UNJ Document 44 Filed 06/24/14 Page 2 of 2
amends her request for reimbursement for attorneys’ fees and costs to $25,500.00. Respondent
does not object to this amount. The undersigned finds this amount to be reasonable.
Accordingly, the court awards $25,500.00, representing reimbursement for attorneys’ fees and
costs. The award shall be in the form of a check made payable jointly to petitioner and Maglio,
Christopher & Toale, P.A. in the amount of $25,500.00.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of the
court is directed to enter judgment herewith.2
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 30, 2014 s/ Laura D. Millman
Laura D. Millman
Special Master
2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party, either separately or
jointly, filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review.
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