L.M. v. HHS - Influenza, periodic fevers with aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis (2015)

On June 8, 2015, Cameron and Laura Moore, on behalf of their minor child L.M., filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. They alleged that L.M. suffered from periodic fevers with aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis after receiving a trivalent influenza vaccination on March 1, 2013.

The petition was filed on December 28, 2015. However, on August 20, 2015, the petitioners filed a notice of voluntary dismissal.

The Special Master issued an order concluding the proceedings on August 25, 2015. Subsequently, on December 28, 2015, the parties filed a joint stipulation regarding attorneys' fees and costs.

Petitioners requested a total award of $5,735.00 for attorneys' fees and $400.00 for costs. The respondent did not object to this request.

Special Master Thomas L. Gowen granted the stipulation, ordering that an award be made in the form of a check jointly payable to petitioners and their attorney, Jaime T.

Halscott of Halscott Megaro, PA, for $5,735.00, and a check payable to petitioners only for $400.00. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, treatments, or the specific mechanism of causation.

The attorneys for the petitioner were Jaime T. Halscott, and the attorney for the respondent was Justine Walters.