In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 10-0650V

Filed: September 26, 2014 

(Not to be published)

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SARAH TOOR, *

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Petitioner, * Decision by Stipulation; Attorney’s

* Fees & Costs

v. *

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SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND *

HUMAN SERVICES *

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Respondent. *

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Peter H. Meyers, National Law Center, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Debra A. Filteau Begley, U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS DECISION1

On September 27, 2010, Ms. Toor filed a petition seeking compensation under the 

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (Athe Vaccine Program@). On July 29, 2014, I

dismissed petitioner’s claim in a Decision Denying Entitlement To Compensation.

 

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 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for my action in this case, I will post this 

decision on the United States Court of Federal Claims’ website, in accordance with the EGovernment 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 posted decision’s inclusion of certain kinds of confidential 

information. Specifically, under Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party has 14 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.)
On September 24, 2014, counsel for both parties filed another joint stipulation, this time 

in regards to attorneys’ fees and costs. The parties have stipulated that Petitioner is not 

requesting reimbursement for attorneys’ fees and costs for work performed by her current 

attorney, Peter H. Meyers, and she therefore waives her right to seek further attorneys’ fees or 

costs for work performed by her current counsel, Peter H. Meyers.

Petitioner does, nevertheless, seeks fess for her former counsel, Ronald C Homer, in the 

amount of $1,996.60, in the form of a check payable to Petitioner and Petitioner’s former 

counsel. Additionally, Petitioner had filed a statement of costs in compliance with General 

Order No. 9, stating that she did not incur any additional costs while pursuing this claim. This 

amount represents a sum to which Respondent does not object.

I approve the requested amount for attorneys’ fees and costs as reasonable. Accordingly, 

an award should be made in the form of a check payable jointly to Petitioner and Petitioner’s

former counsel, Ronald C. Homer. 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.2

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 /s/ Brian H. Corcoran

Brian H. Corcoran

Special Master

 

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Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties may expedite entry of judgment by both (either 

separately or jointly) filing a notice renouncing their right to seek review.