In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

Filed: September 10, 2014

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ANNETTE TERRY, * UNPUBLISHED

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* No. 14-559V

Petitioner, *

* Special Master Dorsey

v. *

* Attorneys’ Fees and Costs;

SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Reasonable Amount Requested to which

AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Respondent Does Not Object. 

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Respondent. *

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Maximillian J. Muller, Muller Brazil, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for petitioner.

Claudia B. Gangi, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS DECISION1

On June 30, 2014, Annette Terry (“petitioner”) filed a petition for compensation under 

the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (“Vaccine Program”)2 alleging that she 

suffered from a shoulder injury that had been caused-in-fact by an influenza (“flu”) vaccine 

administered to her on October 10, 2013. See Petition at 1. On August 22, 2014, a Ruling on 

Entitlement was issued based on respondent’s concession and on August 27, 2014, a Damages 

Decision was issued on Proffer.

1 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for the undersigned’s action in this case, 

the undersigned intends to post this decision 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, 116 Stat. 2899, 

2913 (Dec. 17, 2002). As provided by 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 entire decision will be available to the 

public. Id.

2 The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is set forth in 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-1 to -34 (2006) (“Vaccine Act” or “Act”). All citations in this decision to 

individual sections of the Act are to 42 U.S.C.A. § 300aa.

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On September 10, 2014, the parties filed a Stipulation of Fact Concerning Attorneys’ 

Fees and Costs. According to the stipulation, respondent does not object to a total award of 

attorneys’ fees and costs in the amount of $14,000.00. In accordance with General Order #9, 

petitioner filed a statement stating that she incurred no out-of-pocket expenses in pursuing her

petition. 

The Vaccine Act permits an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. 42 U.S.C. § 

300 aa-15(e). Based on the reasonableness of petitioner’s request and respondent’s counsel’s 

lack of objection to petitioner’s counsel’s fee request, the undersigned GRANTS petitioner’s

motion for approval and payment of attorneys’ fees and costs. 

Accordingly, an award should be made as follows:

in the form of a check jointly payable to petitioner and petitioner’s counsel, 

Maximillian J. Muller in the amount of $14,000.00.

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/Nora Beth Dorsey

Nora Beth Dorsey

Special Master

3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment is expedited by the parties’ joint filing of 

notice renouncing the right to seek review.

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