{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01221","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01221-0","petitioner_identifier":"BRYAN PAUL","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":0.049,"age_unit_raw":"years","vaccine_type":"meningococcal","vaccination_date":"2018-08-16","condition_raw":"encephalopathy and residual seizure disorder","condition_category":"seizure_disorder","autism_spectrum_adjacent":1,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":107535,"decision_date":"2023-01-18","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-07-16T21:32:50.149304+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":0,"theory_of_causation":"unclear","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-08-16","case_summary":"Jennifer Paul filed a petition on August 16, 2019, as legal guardian for her son, Bryan Paul, alleging he suffered encephalopathy and residual seizure disorder as a result of a meningococcal vaccine received on August 16, 2018. This decision addresses the petitioner's motion for interim attorneys' fees and costs. The case has been pending for over three years, involving extensive filings of medical records and expert reports from both parties. Respondent did not object to the motion, stating that the statutory requirements for an award of attorneys' fees and costs were met. The Special Master found that interim fees were warranted due to the protracted nature of the proceedings and the potential hardship on the petitioner. The court awarded $55,651.20 in attorneys' fees and $51,884.24 in costs, for a total of $107,535.44, payable jointly to the petitioner and her counsel.","is_minor_inferred":1,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":null,"petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Jessica Wallace","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Siri & Glimstad LLP","petitioner_attorney_location":"Aventura, FL","adjudicator_name":"Mindy Michaels Roth","caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-07-17 09:43:17","attorney_canonical_keys":"|jessica-wallace|","firm_canonical_key":"siri-and-glimstad","date_of_birth":null,"vaccine_type_canonical":"Meningococcal","condition_category_specifics":null,"fees_and_costs_usd":null,"attorney_unavailable_reason":null,"is_fees_only":null,"decision_type":"unclear","decision_type_source":"manual","package_title":"PAUL et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01221","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01221.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01221.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01221-0","title":"PAUL et al v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 1/18/2023) regarding 63 DECISION of Special Master - Interim Attorney's Fees. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (msg) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2023-02-13","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01221/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01221-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":344138,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"keep [recovered-absent-case-2026-07-16] orig-skip: fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01221/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01221-0"}]}