Legal Opinion
Guy v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided June 23, 1997No. 92-779VPublishedCited by 190 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRUGGINK, Judge.
In this vaccine case, petitioners seek review of the special master’s February 26, 1997 decision on attorneys’ fees and costs, under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (Vaccine Program), 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-10 et seq (1994). For the reasons set forth below, review is granted in part and denied in part. The court upholds the special master’s award of $36,732.00 in attorneys’ fees, but modifies upward the amount allowed for costs to $23,105.03.
BACKGROUND
On November 10, 1992, petitioners sought compensation under the Vaccine Program for injury to their minor…
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