# In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 13-666V (Not to be published)

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* APRIL HUFFMAN, as mother and natural * Filed: March 31, 2015 guardian of B.C.

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* Petitioner, *
* v. * Decision; Attorney’s
* Fees & Costs
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND * HUMAN SERVICES, *
* Respondent. *
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Jeffrey S. Pop , Jeffrey S. Pop, Attorney at Law, Beverly Hills, CA, for Petitioner.

Debra Begley , U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Wa shington, DC, for Respondent.

ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS DECISION 1

On September 11, 2013, April Huffman, as mother and natural guardian of B.C., filed a petition seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. 2 Thereafter, on October 31, 2014, the parties filed a s tipulation settling the case and detailing the amount to be awarded to Petitioner. I subsequently issued a decision finding the parties’ stipulation to be reasonable and granting Petitioner an award as outlined in the stipulation.

1 Because this decision contains a reason ed explanation for my action in this cas e, it will be posted on the website of the United States Court of Federal Claims, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, § 205, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified as amended at 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2006)). As provided by 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4)(B), however, the parties may object to the inclusion of certain kinds of confidential information. To do so, Vaccine Rule 18(b) provides that each party has fourt een (14) days within which to request redaction “of any information furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secr et or commercial or financial in substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes medical files or simila r files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b). Otherwise, the decision will be available to the public. Id.

2 The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program comprise s Part 2 of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755 (codified as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-10 through 34 (2006)) [hereinafter “Vaccine Act” or “the Act”]. Individual sectio ns references hereafter will be to § 300aa of the Act.2 On March 30, 2015, the parties file d another stipulation, this tim e regarding attorney’s fees and costs. Petitioner requests re imbursement of attorney’s fees and costs in the amount of $30,500.00. This amount represents a sum to which Respondent does not object. In addition, and in compliance with General Order No. 9, Petitioner’s counsel asserts that Petitioner has not personally incurred litigation costs in conjunction with this proceeding on the Petition.

I approve the requested amount for attorney’s fees and cost s as reasonable. Accordingly, an award of $30,500.00 should be made in the form of a check payable jointly to Petitioner and Petitioner’s counsel, Jeffery S. Pop, and Jeffery S. Pop and Associates. Payment of this amount represents all attorney’s fees and costs availabl e under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(e). In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCF C Appendix B, the clerk of the court SHALL ENTER
JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’ stipulation. 3



### IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran Special Master

3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties may expedite en try of judgment by each filing (either jointly or separately) a notice renouncing their right to seek review.