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Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $65,000.00 for all damages. The public text does not describe the specific medical theory of causation, expert testimony, or the mechanism by which the vaccines allegedly caused GBS. The case was later reviewed by Senior Judge Loren A. Smith regarding supplemental attorneys' fees and costs for guardianship maintenance, not the underlying entitlement or causation. The initial decision awarding damages was issued on December 21, 2022, and the decision on attorneys' fees was reissued on September 4, 2024.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2022-11-16","case_summary":"Kathryn DeLeon, on behalf of her minor daughter N.C., filed a petition on October 28, 2020, alleging that N.C. suffered Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of receiving DTaP, MMR, and inactivated polio vaccines on July 17, 2018. Petitioner further alleged that N.C. experienced residual effects of this injury for more than six months. Respondent denied that the vaccines caused N.C.'s GBS or any other injury, and also denied that N.C.'s current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, both parties agreed to settle the case. A stipulation was filed on November 16, 2022, and adopted by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran in a decision awarding damages. The stipulation awarded a lump sum of $65,000.00 to Petitioner as guardian/conservator of N.C.'s estate, representing compensation for all damages available under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Act. Subsequently, Petitioner sought review of a decision issued by Chief Special Master Corcoran on April 8, 2024, which denied supplemental attorneys' fees and costs associated with maintaining N.C.'s guardianship until she reached the age of majority. Petitioner argued that the Chief Special Master erred by failing to consider binding precedent from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, specifically McCulloch v. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Respondent did not oppose Petitioner's Motion for Review. Senior Judge Loren A. Smith of the Court of Federal Claims found that the Chief Special Master erred in denying these costs, citing McCulloch, which held that guardianship maintenance expenses can be legitimate costs under the Vaccine Act when they are a legal precondition for receiving compensation. The Court of Federal Claims granted Petitioner's Motion for Review and remanded the case to the Chief Special Master for reconsideration of the fees and costs related to guardianship maintenance, directing the Special Master to articulate the basis for any decision. 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