A.G.L. v. HHS - MMR, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (2015)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
John Patrick Louviere and Stacy Mayeaux-Louviere, parents of A.G.L., a minor, filed a petition for vaccine compensation on July 3, 2014, alleging that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine caused their daughter's idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). After an investigation and a status conference held on June 9, 2014, it appeared that there was insufficient proof to support the claim.
Consequently, the petitioners moved for a dismissal of their petition on June 27, 2014, which was granted by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen.
The case was dismissed for insufficient proof. Subsequently, on February 18, 2015, the parties filed a stipulation concerning attorneys' fees and costs.
Petitioners' counsel was Christie C. Wood, and respondent's counsel was Amy Kokot.
The respondent did not object to the requested amount of $14,200.00 for attorneys' fees and costs. Special Master Gowen found that the petition was brought in good faith with a reasonable basis and awarded $14,200.00 in the form of a check payable jointly to the petitioners and their attorney for attorneys' fees and costs.
Theory of causation
The petition alleged that the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine caused idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in minor A.G.L. The public decision does not describe the vaccination date, age at vaccination, specific onset of symptoms, medical tests performed, treatments received, or the mechanism of causation. Following an investigation and status conference, it appeared there was insufficient proof to support the claim. Petitioners moved for dismissal, which was granted by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen on July 3, 2014, for insufficient proof. A subsequent stipulation for attorneys' fees and costs totaling $14,200.00 was approved by Special Master Gowen on March 13, 2015, finding the petition was brought in good faith with a reasonable basis.
Source PDFs
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