Jabari Walker v. HHS - HPV, weakness, viral myositis, and rhabdomyolysis (2016)

Jabari Walker filed a petition on December 9, 2013, alleging that he suffered from weakness, viral myositis, and rhabdomyolysis as a result of receiving a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on November 27, 2012. The respondent filed a report recommending against compensation on August 29, 2014.

A hearing was scheduled for May 12, 2016. On November 19, 2015, the parties filed a stipulation for an award of interim attorneys' fees and costs.

The parties agreed to a total award of $18,112.50 for interim attorneys' fees and costs. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth granted this request, ordering that judgment be entered in accordance with the stipulation.

This decision addresses only the interim fees and costs, not the merits of the underlying claim for vaccine injury. Petitioner was represented by Howard S.

Gold of Gold Law Firm, LLC, and respondent was represented by Gordon E. Shemin of the United States Department of Justice.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. Update: a decision on joint stipulation filed 2016-09-21 resolved the case for $20,000.