Question 1

How do I find a good VICP lawyer?

Accepted Answer

Most petitioners hire counsel because the program's evidentiary burden, expert-witness requirements, and procedural rules are complex. Reasonable attorney fees in VICP cases are paid by the program — not by the petitioner — under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(e)(1), so engaging counsel does not reduce a successful petitioner's recovery. Browse this index to research individual attorneys' case histories.

Question 2

Who is Elaine Whitfield Sharp?

Accepted Answer

Elaine Whitfield Sharp is a petitioner attorney with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, who represents petitioners in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). The VICP Registry shows 18 petitions filed by Elaine Whitfield Sharp between 2014 and 2025.

Question 3

How many VICP cases has Elaine Whitfield Sharp filed?

Accepted Answer

Elaine Whitfield Sharp has filed 18 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program according to the VICP Registry. Of these, 7 resulted in compensation, for an overall compensation rate of 39%.

Question 4

What is Elaine Whitfield Sharp's VICP compensation rate?

Accepted Answer

Elaine Whitfield Sharp's overall compensation rate across all VICP petitions is 39% (7 compensated cases out of 18 total).

Question 5

What is the total amount awarded in cases filed by Elaine Whitfield Sharp?

Accepted Answer

Cases filed by Elaine Whitfield Sharp have resulted in $1.1M in total compensation awards from the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. This figure reflects only awards visible in published Court of Federal Claims decisions; settlements with non-public terms are not included.

Question 6

What types of vaccine injury cases does Elaine Whitfield Sharp typically handle?

Accepted Answer

Based on case data in the VICP Registry, Elaine Whitfield Sharp's practice includes Other / multiple, among other vaccine-related conditions. The full case history is available on this page.

Question 7

What law firm is Elaine Whitfield Sharp associated with?

Accepted Answer

Elaine Whitfield Sharp has been associated with Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp, Whitfield, Share & Sharp in cases filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

Filed	Decided	Petitioner	Attorney	Firm	Age at Vaccination	Vaccine	Condition	Outcome	Special Master	Award
2018-08-01	2025-01-31	A.B.	Elaine Whitfield Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp	–	Tdap	neurocardiogenic syncope	dismissed	Daniel T. Horner	–
2022-09-30	2023-11-17	Dianne Fitzgibbons	Elaine W. Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp	–	influenza	small fiber neuropathy	dismissed	Brian H. Corcoran	–
2019-10-07	2022-06-08	Teresa Pride	Elaine Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp	–	influenza	aseptic reactive synovitis of the bilateral knees, immune-me	dismissed	Christian J. Moran	–
2018-10-29	2022-02-22	Anne Jacqueline Kite	Elaine Whitfield Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp	–	influenza	Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$150,000
2016-12-27	2017-12-27	M.M.P.	Elaine Whitfield Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp	–	–	rash, photosensitivity, hypersensitivity of her skin, muscle	dismissed	Nora Beth Dorsey	–
2017-09-27	2017-09-27	Anthony Sclafani	Elaine Whitfield Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp, & Sharp	–	influenza	Guillain Barré Syndrome	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$320,000
2006-11-08	2017-04-18	K.L.death	Elaine Whitfield Sharp	Whitfield, Share & Sharp	1mo	DPT, IPV, HiB, Prevnar	Table encephalopathy, or in the alternative, a causation-in-	dismissed	–	–
2008-10-16	2016-08-19	Donna J Bumbalough	Elaine W. Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp	–	influenza	Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”)	compensated	Christian J. Moran	$50,000
2014-03-24	2016-07-05	Hannah Baiona	Elaine Whitfield Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp	–	influenza	chronic pain, abdominal pain, sacroiliitis, migraine headach	dismissed	Laura D. Millman	–
2011-07-11	2016-03-07	Asia Copperthitedeath	Elaine W. Sharp	Whitfield Sharp & Sharp, LLC	7mo	Pediarix; Hib; Prevnar	seizure disorder and death allegedly following Pediarix, Hib	compensated	Thomas L. Gowen	$254,907
2013-09-16	2016-03-02	Michele Lemaire	Elaine W. Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp	–	DTaP	anaphylaxis reaction	dismissed	Brian H. Corcoran	–
2015-09-01	2015-09-01	Jeffrey Edgar	Elaine Whitfield Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp	–	influenza	swelling and pain in his hands and joints	compensated	Thomas L. Gowen	–
2008-04-22	2015-08-06	S.H.	Elaine W. Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp	–	DTaP	Autism spectrum disorder; mitochondrial disorder	denied	Denise K. Vowell	–
2008-04-22	2015-08-06	O.H.	Elaine W. Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp	–	MMR	autism spectrum disorder	dismissed	Denise K. Vowell	–
2013-08-12	2014-05-16	Britteny Dewsdeath	Elaine W. Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp	19.0y	HPV	desmoplastic small round cell cancer	dismissed	Laura D. Millman	–
2012-09-27	2014-04-10	Charles Wealand	Elaine Whitfield Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp	–	influenza	Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)	compensated	Christian J. Moran	$225,000
2014-01-17	2014-01-17	KHALIL W. EARLESdeath	Elaine Whitfield Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp	–	–	–	compensated	–	$56,500
2014-05-19	2025-01-29	Norma Monge-Landry	Elaine W. Sharp	Whitfield, Sharp, and Sharp, LLC	–	influenza	new onset of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with res	unclear	–	–

Elaine Whitfield Sharp — Petitioner Attorney, U.S. Vaccine Court

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