Maria L. Ison v. HHS - other (2025)

Maria L. Ison filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 18, 2019.

This decision addresses her motion for interim attorneys' fees and costs, filed on August 15, 2024, requesting $94,326.64. The case has been pending for over four years, with an entitlement decision still outstanding.

Respondent deferred to the Special Master on the interim award. The Special Master found that the petition was brought in good faith with a reasonable basis, and that an interim award was appropriate due to the protracted nature of the proceedings and the accumulation of fees and costs.

The decision awards $67,541.10 in interim attorneys' fees and $26,785.54 in interim costs, totaling $94,326.64. The award covers fees for counsel and costs including expert fees for Dr.

Alan E. Rubenstein, Dr.

Merrill E. Gershwin, and rehabilitation counselor Laura Woodard, as well as other miscellaneous costs.

The case remains pending for an entitlement decision.