{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00667","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00667-0","petitioner_identifier":"Jacopo Vecchiato","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":null,"vaccine_type":"influenza","vaccination_date":"2023-09-27","condition_raw":"trigeminal neuralgia and/or neuritis","condition_category":"other","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":16807,"decision_date":"2026-01-08","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-07-16T21:33:28.257301+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"unclear","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2024-04-26","case_summary":"Jacopo Vecchiato filed a petition on April 26, 2024, alleging he developed trigeminal neuralgia and/or neuritis as a result of an influenza vaccine received on September 27, 2023. This decision addresses a motion for interim attorneys' fees and costs filed by his former counsel, Andrew Downing. The court found that the petition was brought in good faith with a reasonable basis, justifying an award of interim fees and costs due to the protracted nature of the proceedings and the hardship of litigation costs. The court applied the lodestar approach to determine reasonable fees, finding the requested hourly rates and most of the billed hours to be reasonable, though a 5% reduction was applied for block billing related to filing tasks. The requested costs for postage, filing fees, and medical records were deemed reasonable and fully awarded. In total, the court awarded $16,807.96 in interim attorneys' fees and costs to be paid to Andrew Downing's IOLTA account.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":null,"petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_firm":null,"petitioner_attorney_location":null,"adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":null,"firm_canonical_key":null,"date_of_birth":null,"vaccine_type_canonical":"Influenza","condition_category_specifics":null,"fees_and_costs_usd":null,"attorney_unavailable_reason":"not_in_source","is_fees_only":null,"decision_type":null,"decision_type_source":null,"package_title":"VECCHIATO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00667","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00667.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00667.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00667-0","title":"VECCHIATO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 1/8/26) regarding 36 DECISION of Special Master - Interim Attorney's Fees. Signed by Special Master Herbrina D S Young. (kis) Service on parties made.","date_issued":"2026-02-03","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00667/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00667-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":356066,"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_24-vv-00667/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-00667-0"}]}