Robert Handeyside v. HHS - Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) (2015)

Robert Handeyside filed a petition on February 18, 2015, alleging that he suffered from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) as a result of receiving a series of vaccination shots in September 2011. The petition was initially filed pro se.

On January 21, 2015, Scott William Rooney entered an appearance as counsel for the petitioner. On February 18, 2015, the parties filed a Stipulation of Facts Regarding Interim Attorney Fees and Costs.

The respondent did not object to the requested amount of $1,712.70 for interim attorney's fees and costs. Petitioner's attorney represented that the petitioner was not seeking interim out-of-pocket expenses at that time.

Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found that the petitioner was entitled to an award of interim attorney's fees and costs under the circumstances of the case, citing Butler v. Sec'y, HHS and Shaw v.

Sec'y, HHS. The Special Master adopted the stipulation as the court's decision.

An award of $1,713 was granted for interim attorney's fees and costs, payable jointly to the petitioner and his attorney, Scott William Rooney. The public decision does not describe the specific vaccines administered, the exact date of vaccination, the petitioner's age at vaccination, the specific symptoms or onset of GBS, any diagnostic tests performed, or any treatments received.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, and the parties stipulated to the award amount.