VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00356
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00356
Petitioner: Jonathan Mason
Filed: 2014-08-26
Decided: 2014-09-17
Vaccine: 
Vaccination date: 
Condition: 
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 13000

AI-assisted case summary:
On April 28, 2014, Jonathan Mason filed a petition seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. On August 6, 2014, the Special Master issued a decision finding entitlement to compensation. Subsequently, on August 13, 2014, a decision was issued granting the award outlined in the parties' stipulation on damages. On August 26, 2014, counsel for both parties filed a revised joint stipulation regarding attorneys' fees and costs. The parties stipulated that Petitioner's counsel, Muller Brazil, LLP, should receive a lump sum of $13,000.00, payable jointly to Petitioner and the firm. Respondent did not object to this amount. The stipulation also stated that Petitioner incurred no reimbursable costs. Special Master Brian H. Corcoran approved the attorneys' fees and costs as reasonable and ordered judgment to be entered in accordance with the stipulation, unless a motion for review was filed. The public decision was issued on September 17, 2014, and addresses the attorneys' fees and costs award.

Theory of causation field:
The public decision does not describe the specific vaccine(s) administered, the date(s) of vaccination, the petitioner's age at vaccination, or the condition alleged to be caused by the vaccine. The case proceeded to a stipulation on damages, and entitlement was previously established. The Special Master's decision on September 17, 2014, approved a joint stipulation for attorneys' fees and costs in the amount of $13,000.00, payable jointly to the petitioner and his counsel, Muller Brazil, LLP. Respondent did not object to this amount, and the petitioner incurred no reimbursable costs. The theory of causation is not detailed in the provided text.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00356-0
Date issued/filed: 2014-09-17
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/26/2014) regarding 22 DECISION Fees Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Special Master Brian H. Corcoran.)(mpj) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:14-vv-00356-UNJ Document 26 Filed 09/17/14 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 14-356V
(Not to be published)
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JONATHAN MASON, *
* Filed: August 26, 2014
Petitioner, *
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v. *
* Decision by Stipulation; Attorneys’
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Fees and Costs
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Maximillian J. Muller, Muller Brazil, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioner.
Alexis B. Babcock, U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS DECISION1
On April 28, 2014, Jonathan Mason filed a petition seeking compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. On August 13, 2014, I issued a decision finding
the parties’ proffer2 on damages to be reasonable and granting the Petitioner the award outlined
by the proffer.
1 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for my action in this case, it will be posted on the United
States Court of Federal Claims’ website, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, §
205, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified as amended at 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2006)). As provided by 42 U.S.C §
300aa-12(d)(4)(B), however, the parties may object to the decision’s inclusion of certain kinds of confidential
information. To do so, Vaccine Rule 18(b) permit each party 14 days within which to request redaction “of any
information furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secret or commercial or financial in substance and is
privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes medical files or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute
a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b). Otherwise, the decision will be available to the
public. Id.
2 I had found Petitioner to be entitled to compensation in an earlier ruling issued on August 6, 2014 (ECF Docket
No. 12).

Case 1:14-vv-00356-UNJ Document 26 Filed 09/17/14 Page 2 of 2
On August 26, 2014, counsel for both parties filed a revised joint stipulation regarding
attorneys’ fees and costs.3 The parties have stipulated that Petitioner’s counsel should receive a
lump sum of $13,000.00 in the form of a check jointly payable to Petitioner and Petitioner’s
counsel. This amount represents a sum to which Respondent does not object. In accordance with
General Order #9, the stipulation also includes a statement that Petitioner incurred no
reimbursable costs in pursuit of his claim.
I approve the requested amount for attorneys’ fees and costs as reasonable. Accordingly,
an award should be made in the form of a check jointly payable to Petitioner and Petitioner’s
counsel’s firm, Muller Brazil, LLP, in the amount of $13,000.00. In the absence of a motion for
review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of the court SHALL ENTER
JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’ stipulation.4
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Special Master
3 The parties previously filed a stipulation for attorneys’ fees and costs on August 20, 2014 but because of
deficiencies in that earlier filing, the parties requested that the document be struck from the record, and I granted the
request.
4 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties may expedite entry of judgment by filing (jointly or separately) notices
renouncing their right to seek review.
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