Christina Corrigan v. HHS - Hepatitis B, Bell's palsy (2015)

Christina Corrigan filed a petition on June 25, 2013, alleging that her third hepatitis B vaccination she received on October 22, 2010 caused her to develop Bell's palsy and that she experienced the residual effects of this injury for more than six months. Respondent denied that the hepatitis B vaccine caused petitioner's Bell's palsy or any other injury.

Nonetheless, both parties agreed to a joint stipulation filed October 1, 2015 to settle the case. Special Master Moran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court.

Petitioner received a lump sum of $35,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The parties simultaneously agreed to attorneys' fees and costs of $24,626.13, payable jointly to petitioner and her counsel, Howard D.

Mishkind of the Mishkind Law Firm Co., L.P.A. Petitioner had not personally incurred any out-of-pocket litigation expenses.