P.T. v. HHS - other (2015)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Rosemary and Wayne Trezza, as the parents and natural guardians of their minor child P.T., filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 2, 2013. The petition sought compensation for P.T.
The specific vaccine(s), date(s) of vaccination, and the alleged injury or condition were not detailed in the provided decision documents. On November 5, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation detailing an award amount, which Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran found to be reasonable and granted. Subsequently, on April 6, 2015, the parties filed a joint stipulation regarding attorney's fees and costs.
Petitioners' counsel, Mark T. Sadaka, and respondent's counsel, Jennifer Leigh Reynaud, agreed that Petitioners' counsel should receive a lump sum of $20,000.00, payable jointly to Petitioners and their counsel.
Special Master Corcoran approved this amount as reasonable and ordered that judgment be entered in accordance with the stipulation. The decision noted that the parties could request redaction of confidential information before public posting.
Theory of causation
The public decision does not describe the specific vaccine(s) administered, the date(s) of vaccination, the alleged injury or condition, or the theory of causation. The case proceeded to a stipulation for an award amount and attorney's fees and costs. Special Master Brian H. Corcoran approved a joint stipulation for attorney's fees and costs in the amount of $20,000.00, payable jointly to Petitioners and Petitioners' counsel, Mark T. Sadaka. The decision was issued on April 29, 2015, following a petition filed on April 2, 2013.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00231