Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV — Petitioner Attorney, U.S. Vaccine Court

Petitioner attorney U.S. Court of Federal Claims · Office of Special Masters Last verified
Cases filed
52
Comp rate
77%
Total awarded
$5.2M
Years active
2014–2026
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About Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV

Milton Clay Ragsdale IV leads Ragsdale LLC in Birmingham, Alabama, a firm that represents vaccine injury petitioners nationwide under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The firm has handled vaccine claims for over 30 years and operates on the standard VICP fee model where attorney fees and costs are paid by the program rather than by the client.

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VICP practice summary

Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV is a petitioner attorney with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, who has filed 52 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) between 2014 and 2026. The practice focuses on SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration) (19 cases, 95% comp rate), Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) (13 cases, 77% comp rate), and Other / multiple (7 cases, 57% comp rate), among other vaccine-related injuries. Cases filed by Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV have resulted in $5.2M in total compensation awards (77% compensation rate across all petitions). Practice has been associated with Ragsdale LLC, as well as & Allison L. Riley, Ragsdale LLC, IV and Allison Riley, Ragsdale, LLC.

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Frequently asked questions about Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV

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 Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV?
Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV 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 52 petitions filed by Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV between 2014 and 2026.
How many VICP cases has Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV filed?
Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV has filed 52 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program according to the VICP Registry. Of these, 40 resulted in compensation, for an overall compensation rate of 77%.
What is Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV's VICP compensation rate?
Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV's overall compensation rate across all VICP petitions is 77% (40 compensated cases out of 52 total).
What is the total amount awarded in cases filed by Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV?
Cases filed by Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV have resulted in $5.2M 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 Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV typically handle?
Based on case data in the VICP Registry, Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV's practice includes SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration), Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), Other / multiple, among other vaccine-related conditions. The full case history is available on this page.
What law firm is Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV associated with?
Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV has been associated with Ragsdale LLC, & Allison L. Riley, Ragsdale LLC, IV and Allison Riley, Ragsdale, LLC in cases filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
FiledDecidedPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2021-11-122026-02-09Maryeileen ScottMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVLaw Offices of M. Clay RagsdaleTdap; rabiesbrachial neuritisdismissedNora Beth Dorsey
2019-08-012025-12-16Joel LemieuxMilton C. Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzaimmune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesThomas L. Gowen
2019-11-072025-11-07Laura C. SalzerMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale, LLCinfluenzaright shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRdeniedBrian H. Corcoran
2019-02-122025-05-14WCFMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLC9mohepatitis Aanti-NMDAR encephalitisdeniedChristian J. Moran
2023-07-252025-01-14Raymond WilliamsonMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale, LLCinfluenzaleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$45,000
2017-10-192024-10-10Michael Louie VicedeathMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzaanaphylaxis and deathcompensatedChristian J. Moran$117,500
2023-05-232024-07-30P.A.C.Milton C. Ragsdale, IVRagsdale, LLCHPVosteomyelitiscompensatedHerbrina Sanders Young$160,732
2021-01-072024-07-15Ronald CulbersonMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$45,000
2018-06-202024-06-12Jim BynumMilton Clay RagsdaleIV and Allison Riley, Ragsdale, LLC74.0ypneumococcalvasculitic peripheral neuropathy / lumbosacral radiculoplexudeniedChristian J. Moran
2022-09-192023-11-22Cecilia M. BakerdeathMilton C. Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzaGuillain-Barré syndrome (“GBS”)dismissedBrian H. Corcoran
2021-01-122023-07-19Charlotte KlenkeMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzaright Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$55,000
2017-02-232023-06-27J.M.E.Milton RagsdaleRagsdale LLCDTaP, IPV, and MMRVtransverse myelitiscompensatedMindy Michaels Roth$408,242
2022-02-222023-04-07Matthew J. MillerMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$79,898
2021-01-112023-02-21Bernessia OdomMilton Clay RagsdaleRagsdale LLCHepatitis BShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$37,500
2022-12-282023-01-31Chad AdawayMilton C. Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCTdapGuillain-Barré syndromecompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$95,000
2016-11-302022-08-31Marc HowardMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLC42.2yTdapChronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)deniedBrian H. Corcoran
2018-12-102022-08-01Sharon HughesMilton Clay RagsdaleRagsdale LLCinfluenzaright shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRcompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$100,956
2019-01-302022-06-27Jeffrey DobynsMilton C. Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzaTransverse MyelitiscompensatedKatherine E. Oler$70,000
2020-09-252022-06-27Robert SternMilton Clay RagsdaleRagsdale LLCinfluenzalumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy and brachial plexopathcompensatedChristian J. Moran$125,000
2019-12-302022-06-16Sharoll CrittenMilton Clay RagsdaleRagsdale LLCinfluenzaleft-sided shoulder injury related to vaccine administrationcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$115,334
2017-02-222022-05-31Jeffrey Wayne FaulkdeathMilton Clay Ragsdale IVRagsdale LLCHepatitis BGuillain-Barre SyndromecompensatedDaniel T. Horner$80,000
2018-03-192022-03-30Travis EasonMilton Clay RagsdaleRagsdale LLC49.0yinfluenzaGuillain-Barré Syndromeentitlement_granted_pending_damagesNora Beth Dorsey
2019-01-042022-02-23Lesia JonesMilton C. Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCHepatitis Bpost-herpetic neuralgiacompensatedChristian J. Moran$60,000
2019-05-022021-05-13Delinda SmithMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale, LLCPneumococcal ConjugateShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$90,000
2018-07-262021-02-05Helen J. BriggsMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLC82.0ypneumococcal conjugateShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$121,515
2018-03-192020-12-02Amber EtheridgeMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzaGuillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)dismissedBrian H. Corcoran
2020-08-212020-09-21Eric BarrMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administrationcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$32,000
2018-08-032020-09-02Terry ThorntonMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$55,000
2017-02-212020-08-18Joseph James MartindeathMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLC53.0yinfluenzadeathdeniedBrian H. Corcoran
2019-04-172020-06-12E.B.G.Milton Clay RagsdaleRagsdale LLCmeningococcalencephalopathydismissedNora Beth Dorsey
2018-12-142020-05-14Jennifer WardMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCTdapshoulder injury related to vaccine administrationcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$126,449
2018-08-022020-02-18Angela BeasleyMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$150,000
2019-09-042019-11-18J.L.M.Milton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale, LLCDTaP/IPV and MMRVGuillain-Barré syndromecompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$85,000
2016-11-232019-07-29Eardeal MillerMilton C. RagsdaleRagsdale LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedThomas L. Gowen$15,000
2014-12-222018-12-04Glenn S. DouglasMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzaoptic neuritiscompensatedHerbrina Sanders Young$33,283
2017-02-222018-07-06Annie BrownMilton C. Ragsdale, IV& Allison L. Riley, Ragsdale LLCinfluenzaGuillain-Barré syndromecompensatedChristian J. Moran$111,734
2015-11-102018-03-23Gary D. RobinsonMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale, LLCinfluenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$220,000
2018-03-192018-03-19Ronald CulbersonMilton C. Ragsdale, IVMilton C. Ragsdale IV, Attorney at Lawinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedLaura D. Millman$65,000
2017-01-312018-03-14Shanna Kristine BrownMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale, LLCinfluenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$138,819
2016-11-282018-02-14Donald D. DixMilton C. Ragsdale, IVRagsdale, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA); AcompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$123,732
2002-01-042018-02-07U.L.Milton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLC1.0yMMRautistic disorderdismissedNora Beth Dorsey
2016-10-272017-10-27Charlotte VaughnMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCpneumococcal conjugateleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVcompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$150,000
2017-04-272017-06-07Michael Stephen GreerdeathMilton C. Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzatransverse myelitiscompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$405,000
2015-03-032017-05-09Tisia GreenMilton Ragsdale IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administrationcompensatedMindy Michaels Roth$30,847
2016-10-072017-02-07Sandra R. HughesMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCpneumococcalcellulitis, hematoma, and an abscesscompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$125,017
2016-02-292016-11-22R.H.Q.deathMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCDTaP, hepatitis B, IPV, Hib, Pencephalopathy and passed awaycompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$322,915
2010-08-102016-05-25Megan L. GodfreyMilton Clay Ragsdale, IV, Clay RagsdaleRagsdale LLC18.0yHPVjuvenile ankylosing spondylitiscompensatedDenise K. Vowell$141,851
2015-09-182016-01-13James Harrison Cockrell, Jr.Milton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome and Chronic Inflammatory DemyelinaticompensatedThomas L. Gowen$335,942
2014-11-252015-11-17Alton Jerome LewisdeathMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and deathcompensatedDenise K. Vowell$276,184
2015-09-292015-09-29D.T.W.Milton C. Ragsdale, IVDTaPseizures and infantile spasmscompensatedLaura D. Millman$9,300
2014-12-032015-05-15Mary H. DahlMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to administration of a vaccine (“SIRcompensatedDenise K. Vowell$21,581
2014-11-202014-12-11Miranda HoffmanMilton Clay Ragsdale, IVRagsdale LLCMeningococcal Conjugate (MenecGuillain–Barré syndrome (“GBS”)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$368,693