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Kate Gerayne Westad — Petitioner Attorney, U.S. Vaccine Court

Petitioner attorney U.S. Court of Federal Claims · Office of Special Masters Last verified
Cases filed
31
Comp rate
94%
Total awarded
$5.1M
Years active
2014–2021
FirmsLarkin Hoffman, et al., Ltd. (9) · SiebenCarey (9) · Lommen Abdo Law Firm (6) · Larkin Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd. (3) · Larkin Hoffman (1)
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About Kate Gerayne Westad

Kate G. Westad is a Minnesota-based attorney with a national practice litigating vaccine adverse-reaction claims under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Her broader civil litigation practice includes catastrophic loss, wrongful death, personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, and first-party insurance claims.

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VICP practice summary

Kate Gerayne Westad is a petitioner attorney with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, who has filed 31 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) between 2014 and 2021. The practice focuses on Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) (12 cases, 100% comp rate), SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration) (11 cases, 100% comp rate), and Other / multiple (5 cases, 80% comp rate), among other vaccine-related injuries. Cases filed by Kate Gerayne Westad have resulted in $5.1M in total compensation awards (94% compensation rate across all petitions). Practice has been associated with Larkin Hoffman, et al., Ltd., as well as SiebenCarey, Lommen Abdo Law Firm.

Practice pattern

Comp rate by condition

Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)+16pt
12 cases · 12 compensated
This attorney
100%
Program
84%
SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration)+10pt
11 cases · 11 compensated
This attorney
100%
Program
90%
Other / multiple+32pt
5 cases · 4 compensated
This attorney
80%
Program
48%

Comp rate by vaccine

Influenza+11pt
24 cases · 23 compensated
This attorney
96%
Program
85%

Frequently asked questions about Kate Gerayne Westad

Answers built from this attorney's public case docket.

How do I find a good VICP lawyer?
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. You can submit a free inquiry → to have your case forwarded to attorneys with VICP experience, or browse this index to research individual attorneys' case histories.
Who is Kate Gerayne Westad?
Kate Gerayne Westad 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 31 petitions filed by Kate Gerayne Westad between 2014 and 2021.
How many VICP cases has Kate Gerayne Westad filed?
Kate Gerayne Westad has filed 31 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program according to the VICP Registry. Of these, 29 resulted in compensation, for an overall compensation rate of 94%.
What is Kate Gerayne Westad's VICP compensation rate?
Kate Gerayne Westad's overall compensation rate across all VICP petitions is 94% (29 compensated cases out of 31 total).
What is the total amount awarded in cases filed by Kate Gerayne Westad?
Cases filed by Kate Gerayne Westad have resulted in $5.1M 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.
What types of vaccine injury cases does Kate Gerayne Westad typically handle?
Based on case data in the VICP Registry, Kate Gerayne Westad's practice includes Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration), Other / multiple, among other vaccine-related conditions. The full case history is available on this page.
What law firm is Kate Gerayne Westad associated with?
Kate Gerayne Westad has been associated with Larkin Hoffman, et al., Ltd., SiebenCarey, Lommen Abdo Law Firm in cases filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
FiledDecidedPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2018-10-052021-06-16Dorn DyttmerKate Gerayne Westad, David John CarneySiebenCarey; Green & Schafle LLC–influenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$244,583
2017-09-072020-09-21Cherie J. SullivanKate Gerayne WestadSiebenCarey–influenzaright shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$150,000
2018-10-042020-09-21Joan BenzKate Gerayne WestadSiebenCarey–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$117,500
2018-08-072020-08-18Gretchen HandyKate Gerayne WestadSiebenCarey–influenzaleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$50,000
2020-07-222020-08-17Charles GensmerKate G. WestadSieben Carey–influenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedDaniel T. Horner$30,500
2019-01-292020-06-05Lisa M. JacksonKate Gerayne WestadSiebenCarey–Tdapshoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$165,850
2020-02-182020-06-02J.O.Kate Gerayne WestadSiebenCarey–influenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$9,050
2018-09-202020-03-04Alyce RominesKate Gerayne WestadSiebenCarey–influenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$124,199
2017-12-202020-02-13Ralph M. PavelkaKate Gerayne WestadLarkin Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd.–influenzaGuillain-Barre SyndromecompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$225,592
2017-09-212019-12-26Paisley A. KauffmannKate Gerayne Westard, Kate Gerayne WestadSiebenCarey–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$110,483
2017-10-262019-11-18Margaret ParsonsKate Gerayne WestadSiebenCarey–influenzaleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration ("SIRcompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$190,000
2017-09-182019-08-21Ronald BeckmanKate Gerayne WestadLarkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd–influenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$75,000
2017-10-032019-08-14Wanda EvinKate Gerayne WestadLarkin Hoffman–influenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$116,199
2017-11-212019-05-15MARK PFEIFER, as Administrator of the Estate of RONALD VINCENT PFEIFER, deceaseddeathKate Gerayne WestadLarkin, Hoffman, et al., Ltd.–influenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and respiratory failurecompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$465,000
2019-02-042019-03-01R.P.Kate Gerayne WestadLarkin Hoffman, et al., Ltd.6moinfluenzatransverse myelitisdeniedBrian H. Corcoran–
2017-01-232018-09-19Andrea De NutodeathKate WestadLarkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd.–influenzaGuillain-Barré syndrome and/or transverse myelitiscompensatedChristian J. Moran$345,000
2016-09-292018-09-06James I. MoranKate Gerayne WestadLarkin Hoffman, et al., Ltd.–influenzaChronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)compensatedThomas L. Gowen$175,000
2014-01-022018-05-01L.R.Kate G. WestadLarkin Hoffman, et al, Ltd.–DTaP, IPV/OPV, PCV-13, Hep B, acute-onset Transverse Myelitis (“TM”)compensatedMindy Michaels Roth$1,181,999
2017-09-262018-02-05Curtis BakkenKate G. WestadLarkin Hoffman, et al., Ltd.–influenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$138,000
2016-10-062017-10-10William R. ChoiniereKate Gerayne WestadLarkin Hoffman, et al., Ltd.–influenzachronic demyelinating polyneuropathy ("CIDP")compensatedChristian J. Moran$148,000
2016-10-062017-05-10Noreen FontanaKate G. WestadLarkin Hoffman, et al., Ltd.–influenzaChronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)compensatedThomas L. Gowen$135,000
2013-02-052017-04-20Richard T. DahlKate G. WestadLarkin Hoffman, et al. Ltd.–influenzaGuillain-Barré SyndromecompensatedChristian J. Moran$273,000
2012-09-252016-07-27A.R.Kate G. WestadLarkin Hoffman, et al., Ltd.3.2yHepatitis Anephrotic syndromedeniedThomas L. Gowen–
2015-12-102016-05-16Carol A. MarsylaKate Gerayne WestadLommen Abdo Law Firm–Tdapshoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$100,000
2016-01-062016-05-03David J. LarsonKate WestadLommen, Abdo Law Firm–trivalent influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$69,506
2013-08-072016-01-07Laura HidalgoKate G. WestadLommen Abdo, P.A.–influenzapanic, anxiety, and agoraphobia, and exacerbated her pre-exicompensatedChristian J. Moran$15,500
2015-08-172015-09-08Bruce A. PedersonKate Gerayne WestadLommen Abdo Law Firm–influenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedDenise K. Vowell$196,668
2014-12-192015-07-17Christine L. TishmackKate G. WestadLommen Abdo Law Firm–Tdapleft shoulder pain, problems and limitations including withocompensatedDenise K. Vowell$80,000
2014-09-092015-03-30K.A.Sheila A. Bjorklund, Kate G. WestadLommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg; Lommen Abdo Law Firm1.8yhepatitis Atonic-clonic seizure and subsequently developed intractable compensatedThomas L. Gowen$23,850
2013-10-092015-03-09Geraldine JonesKate WestadLommen Abdo, P.A.–influenzaimmune-mediated thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)compensatedChristian J. Moran$85,000
2013-10-162014-06-09Mark ClevelandKate Gerayne Westad––influenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedLisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman$100,000