VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00512
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00512
Petitioner: Cynthia Mathis
Filed: 2015-05-20
Decided: 2015-06-10
Vaccine: 
Vaccination date: 
Condition: 
Outcome: dismissed
Award amount USD: 18850

AI-assisted case summary:
Cynthia Mathis filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. On April 14, 2015, the petitioner filed a motion to dismiss her own petition. Subsequently, on May 20, 2015, the parties filed a stipulation regarding attorneys' fees and costs. The respondent did not object to the petitioner's requested amount of $18,850.00 for attorneys' fees and costs. The Special Master found that the petition was brought in good faith and had a reasonable basis, making an award for fees and costs appropriate. The court awarded a lump sum of $18,850.00, payable jointly to the petitioner and her attorney, Paul Brazil, for attorneys' fees and costs. The case was dismissed pursuant to the petitioner's motion. The public decision does not describe the specific vaccine(s) administered, the date(s) of vaccination, the alleged condition, or the petitioner's counsel's specific arguments for fees and costs beyond the stipulated amount.

Theory of causation field:
The public text does not describe a theory of causation. The case was dismissed on April 14, 2015, pursuant to the petitioner's motion. On May 20, 2015, a stipulation regarding attorneys' fees and costs was filed. Special Master Thomas L. Gowen found the petition was brought in good faith with a reasonable basis, awarding $18,850.00 in attorneys' fees and costs, payable jointly to petitioner Cynthia Mathis and her attorney, Paul Brazil. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, did not object to this amount. The public decision does not specify the vaccine(s), vaccination date(s), alleged injury, or any medical experts.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00512-0
Date issued/filed: 2015-06-10
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/20/2015) regarding 21 DECISION Fees Stipulation/Proffer (Signed by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen.)(mpj) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:14-vv-00512-UNJ Document 24 Filed 06/10/15 Page 1 of 2
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL
CLAIMS OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 14-512V
Filed: May 20, 2015
(Not to be published)
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CYNTHIA MATHIS, *
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Petitioner, *
v. * Stipulation; Attorneys’ Fees and Costs
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Paul Brazil, Esq., Muller Brazil, LLP, Philadelphia, PA for petitioner.
Claudia Gangi, Esq., U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC for respondent.
DECISION ON ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS1
Gowen, Special Master:
In this case under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program,2 I issued a
Decision on April 14, 2015, dismissing the Petition pursuant to petitioner’s motion to
dismiss filed on that same day. On May 20, 2015, the parties filed a Stipulation of Fact
concerning attorneys’ fees and costs. Pursuant to General Order #9, petitioner’s counsel
also represented that petitioner incurred no out-of-pocket expenses in this matter.
The parties’ stipulation indicates that respondent does not object to the amended
amount of $18,850.00 that petitioner is requesting for attorneys’ fees and costs.
I find that this petition was brought in good faith and that there existed a
reasonable basis for the claim. Therefore, an award for fees and costs is appropriate,
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-15(b) and (e)(1). Further, the proposed amount seems
reasonable and appropriate. Accordingly, I hereby award:
 a lump sum of $18,850.00 in the form of a check payable jointly to
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I intend to
post this decision 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)). In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to identify and
move to delete medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted
invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will delete
such material from public access.
2 The applicable statutory provisions defining the program are found at 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-10 et seq.
(2006).

Case 1:14-vv-00512-UNJ Document 24 Filed 06/10/15 Page 2 of 2
petitioner and petitioner’s attorney, Paul R. Brazil, Esq., for
petitioner’s attorneys’ fees and costs.
The clerk of the court shall enter judgment in accordance herewith.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Thomas L. Gowen
Thomas L. Gowen
Special Master
3 Entry of judgment can be expedited by each party’s filing of a notice renouncing the right to seek review.
See Vaccine Rule 11(a).