# In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 15-1092V (Not to be Published)

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * LOREN NEDDEAU, * * Filed: June 16, 2016 Petitioner, * * v. * Decision; Attorney’s Fees * and Costs. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND * HUMAN SERVICES, * * Respondent. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Stephen M. Reck , The Law Firm of Stephen M. Reck, LLC, North Stonington, CT, for Petitioner.

Gordon Elliot Shemin , U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Wa shington, DC, for Respondent.

ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS DECISION 1

On September 28, 2015, Loren Neddeau filed a petition seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. 2 ECF No. 1. On May 20, 2016, Respondent filed a proffer proposing an award of compensation. ECF No. 17. I subsequently issued a decision on May 23, 2016, concluding that the proffer was reasonable, and therefore adopting it as my decision awarding Petitioner damages. ECF No. 18.

Petitioner has now filed an unopposed motion for a ttorney’s fees and co sts, dated June 15, 2016. ECF No. 21. Petitioner requests reimbursement of attorney’s fees in the amount of $9,431.50, and costs in the amount of $3,482.75. Id . These amounts represent sums to which

1 Because this decision contains a reas oned explanation for my actions in this case, I will post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims website, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C. § 3501 (2012). As provided by 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4)(B), however, the parties may object to the published decision’s inclusion of certain kinds of confidential information. Specifically, under Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party has fourteen days within which to request redaction “of any information furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secret or commercial or financial in substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes medical files or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18 (b). Otherwise, the whole decision will be available to the public. Id

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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 at 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-10 through 34 (2012)).2 Respondent does not object. Id. In addition, and in compliance w ith General Order No. 9, Petitioner has represented that she did not incur any out-of- pocket, litigation-related expenses in conjunction with this proceeding. Id.

I approve the requested amounts for attorney’s fees and cost s as reasonable. Accordingly, an award of $12,914.25 should be made in the form of a check payable jointly to Petitioner and Petitioner’s counsel, Stephen M. Reck, Esq., for all attorney’s fees and co sts. Payment of this amount represents all attorney’s fees and costs available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(e). In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC 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.