Legal Opinion
Cottingham v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided October 12, 2017No. 15-1291VPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act; 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(e); Voluntary Dismissal; Attorney’s Fees and Costs; Totality of the Circumstances; Impending Statute of Limitations; Reasonable Basis for Claim.
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Judge.
This vaccine injury case comes before the Court on Petitioner’s Motion for Review of the Special Master’s decision denying Petitioner’s requested attorney’s fees and costs, Cottingham v. Secretary of Health & Human Services, No. 15-1291 V, 2017 WL 1476242 (Fed. Cl. Spec. Mstr. Mar. 30, 2017) (“Fee Dec.”), and the Special Master’s decision denying reconsideration.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Avera v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008
- Althen v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2005
- John Cucuras and Maria Cucuras, Parents and Next Friends of Nicole Cucuras v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
- Carl J. Perreira and Christina J. Perreira, Parents and Next Friend of Carly C. Perreira v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
- Melissa Hines, on Behalf of Her Minor Daughter, Amber Sevier v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by34 opinions
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