Stacie Cogan v. HHS - Influenza, serum neuritis, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuritis, vaccine related polyneuritis and seronegative inflammatory arthropathy and their sequelae (2025)

Stacie Cogan filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination on September 27, 2018, caused her to suffer from serum neuritis, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuritis, vaccine-related polyneuritis, and seronegative inflammatory arthropathy. The respondent initially contested entitlement but later submitted to a ruling on the record.

The court issued a decision awarding interim attorneys' fees and costs. The petitioner requested $161,420.71 in fees and costs, and the court awarded $151,681.71.

The decision detailed the legal standards for interim fees, good faith, and reasonable basis, finding that the petitioner met these criteria due to extensive medical records and expert reports. The award included attorneys' fees and costs for medical record requests, postage, a filing fee, and expert witness fees for Dr.

Axelrod and Dr. Akbari, with adjustments made to Dr.

Akbari's billed hours and rate.