Wells v. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services

OPINION

HORN, Judge.

This case comes before the United States Court of Federal Claims1 on respondent’s motion to review the decision of the special master, dated December 30, 1992, which awarded $4,956.69 in attorney’s fees and costs to petitioner under The National Childhood Vaccine Compensation Program, as established by The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-34 (1988), and as amended by several public laws, see 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 300aa-1 to 300aa-34 (West Supp.1993) (Vaccine Act).2 Respondent challenges the decision of the special master on the grounds that an award…