Legal Opinion
Carrington v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided December 10, 2008No. 99-495VPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
FUTEY, Judge.
This matter is before the Court on Petitioner’s Motion For Review of an award of attorneys’ fees and costs by Special Master Denise K. Vowell under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (“the Vaccine Act”). According to Petitioner, Special Master Vowell’s adjusted award of $63,995.67 is an abuse of discretion because it usurped the role of opposing counsel, who did not oppose the requested fee amount. Pet’r Mot. for Review at 2. Additionally, Petitioner argued that Special Master Vowell’s downward adjustment of attorneys’…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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