B.A.H. v. HHS - HPV, syncope resulting in mandibular fractures, lacerations, and tooth fractures (2015)

Jodi K. Hupe, mother and next friend of B.A.H., a minor, filed a petition for compensation on August 29, 2014, alleging that a June 1, 2011, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination caused B.A.H. to experience a syncopal episode resulting in mandibular fractures, lacerations, and tooth fractures.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, concluded that B.A.H.'s alleged injury was consistent with syncope, caused-in-fact by the vaccination, and resulted in the described injuries. The Special Master, Christian J.

Moran, found that the petitioner had established entitlement to compensation for B.A.H.'s syncopal episode and its related sequelae, including jaw and mouth injuries. A status conference was scheduled to discuss the quantification of damages.

Subsequently, on January 6, 2016, the parties filed a stipulation of fact concerning final attorneys' fees and costs. Petitioner's counsel, Theodore G.

Pashos, sought $25,000.00 for attorneys' fees and costs, an amount to which the respondent did not object. The Special Master awarded this amount.

The total compensation awarded in this matter was $25,000.00.