Legal Opinion
Masias v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided October 5, 2012No. 99-697VPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
HODGES, Judge.
Petitioner seeks attorneys’ fees for his unsuccessful appeal from this court and for his application to the Supreme Court for certio-rari in a “fees on fees” vaccine case. Mr. Masías obtained a settlement from the Government in the merits case, then appealed the special master’s denial of his request that the Laffey Matrix be used to calculate his attorney’s fees. This court affirmed the special master’s ruling that local fees in his attorney’s home state were relevant for calculating a fee award, rather than those charged by attorneys in the District of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Nathaniel Saxton, by and Through His Legal Representatives, Steven and Candace Saxton v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
- Avera v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008
- Lisa Munn, Personal Representative of the Estate of Chelsea Vukelich v. The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
- Loretta J. Brokeshoulder SCHWARZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Thompson v. GomezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Debra Chuisano, as Legal Representative of the Estate of Frances D'esposito v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2013
- Gabriel G. Rodriguez, as Administrator of the Estate Of, Giavanna Maria Rodriguez, for the Benefit of Gabriel Gene Rodriguez and Jennifer Ann Rodriguez v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2013
- Guerrero v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2014
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