Sylvia Chin-Caplan — Petitioner Attorney, U.S. Vaccine Court

Petitioner attorney U.S. Court of Federal Claims · Office of Special Masters Last verified
Cases filed
26
Comp rate
62%
Total awarded
$3.5M
Years active
2015–2026
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About Sylvia Chin-Caplan

Sylvia Chin-Caplan, J.D., R.N., is the founder of the Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan in Boston and one of the most experienced trial attorneys in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, with over 30 years of medical-legal experience and 20+ years dedicated to vaccine injury practice. She earned her J.D. from Boston College Law School and her B.S.N. cum laude from Northeastern University, served as lead trial attorney in test cases in the Omnibus Autism Proceedings, and litigated cases involving vaccines and diabetes, autoimmune hepatitis, and childhood deaths.

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VICP practice summary

Sylvia Chin-Caplan is a petitioner attorney with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, who has filed 26 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) between 2015 and 2026. The practice focuses on Other / multiple (7 cases, 71% comp rate), among other vaccine-related injuries. Cases filed by Sylvia Chin-Caplan have resulted in $3.5M in total compensation awards (62% compensation rate across all petitions). Practice has been associated with Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC, as well as Conway, Homer, P.C., Britcher, Leone & Roth, LLC; Wilson Science Law.

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Frequently asked questions about Sylvia Chin-Caplan

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Who is Sylvia Chin-Caplan?
Sylvia Chin-Caplan 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 26 petitions filed by Sylvia Chin-Caplan between 2015 and 2026.
How many VICP cases has Sylvia Chin-Caplan filed?
Sylvia Chin-Caplan has filed 26 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program according to the VICP Registry. Of these, 16 resulted in compensation, for an overall compensation rate of 62%.
What is Sylvia Chin-Caplan's VICP compensation rate?
Sylvia Chin-Caplan's overall compensation rate across all VICP petitions is 62% (16 compensated cases out of 26 total).
What is the total amount awarded in cases filed by Sylvia Chin-Caplan?
Cases filed by Sylvia Chin-Caplan have resulted in $3.5M 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 Sylvia Chin-Caplan typically handle?
Based on case data in the VICP Registry, Sylvia Chin-Caplan's practice includes Other / multiple, among other vaccine-related conditions. The full case history is available on this page.
What law firm is Sylvia Chin-Caplan associated with?
Sylvia Chin-Caplan has been associated with Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC, Conway, Homer, P.C., Britcher, Leone & Roth, LLC; Wilson Science Law in cases filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
FiledDecidedPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2022-02-252026-01-12Bret WoodSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCtetanus, diphtheria, and acellmyelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease (MOGAD)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$70,000
2021-01-042024-06-27Karen BeanSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzaleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$114,750
2018-12-102024-05-17Cindy BarrientosSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC42.0yinfluenzasignificant aggravation of pre-existing transverse myelitis dismissedNora Beth Dorsey
2020-06-052024-04-29Jamie GuySylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCTdapencephalomyelitis/acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEMcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$75,000
2016-04-042023-09-05B.O.Sylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC1.1ypneumococcalaggravation of pre-existing epilepsy/seizure disorder, diagndeniedBrian H. Corcoran
2018-02-142022-08-29Eric P. KaplanSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplaninfluenzatransverse myelitisdismissedMindy Michaels Roth
2018-08-022022-06-28V.K.Sylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCDTaPjuvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and uveitiscompensatedChristian J. Moran$135,000
2018-10-222022-02-08William LedererSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCTdapdouble vision and trochlear (forth) nerve palsycompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$47,500
2020-05-182022-01-18Ronald WalczakSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Offices of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCTdapGuillain-Barré syndromecompensatedThomas L. Gowen$155,000
2017-07-072021-09-15Lavell MaizeSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplaninfluenzasignificant aggravation of pre-existing Multiple Sclerosis (compensatedDaniel T. Horner$130,000
2019-09-122021-05-18Mariann BirdSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzaacute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (“AIDP”) andcompensatedChristian J. Moran$170,000
2017-09-282021-03-22Maria SwickiSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplaninfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administrationdismissedNora Beth Dorsey
2021-01-082021-03-09Deirdre MaguireSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzaleft shoulder bursitis, subacromial tendinitis and associatecompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$143,873
2018-06-082020-09-23Ali FadhilSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCTdapGuillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and optic neuritiscompensatedChristian J. Moran$80,000
2018-04-302020-07-14H.H.W.deathSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-CaplanDTaP, Hep B, IPV, Hib, pneumocdeathdismissedKatherine E. Oler
2019-06-172020-07-07LISA FAUP, on behalf of A.F., a minorSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC5.0yDTaP and IPsystemic juvenile idiopathic arthritisdeniedHerbrina Sanders Young
2013-11-132019-09-27Steve LehrmanSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan36.9yinfluenzaGuillain-Barre SyndromecompensatedMindy Michaels Roth$107,145
2018-01-082019-09-03Ray A. GordonSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan58.0yinfluenzaGuillain-Barré syndromedismissedChristian J. Moran
2013-11-012019-06-27Matthew RuppertSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-CaplaninfluenzaMultiple Sclerosis (MS)compensatedThomas L. Gowen$205,000
2014-09-172019-06-12J.J.D.deathMindy Michaels Roth, Sylvia Chin-CaplanBritcher, Leone & Roth, LLC; Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan4mohepatitis BSudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)deniedLisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman
2017-02-032019-05-29Raymonde L. ForjetteSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplaninfluenzaright shoulder injurycompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$101,626
2002-10-012017-05-05R.A.Sylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan1.0yMMRAutism Spectrum DisorderdeniedBrian H. Corcoran
2013-08-212017-02-07L.C.Ronald C. Homer, Sylvia Chin-CaplanConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.; Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan7moDTaPjuvenile idiopathic arthritiscompensatedThomas L. Gowen
2015-09-182015-10-20Nicolette McGuireRonald C. Homer, Sylvia Chin-Caplan, Meredith DanielsConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.20.0yHPVheadachesdeniedChristian J. Moran
2009-05-112015-05-22Rachel McCullochSylvia Chin-Caplan, Ronald C. Homer, Christina CiampolilloConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.; Conway Homer, P.C.12.0yHPVautoimmune limbic encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and sucompensatedThomas L. Gowen$1,428,188
2005-04-142015-05-12N.S.Sylvia Chin-Caplan, Ronald C. HomerConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.MMR; varicellaseizure disorder resulting in global developmental delaycompensatedThomas L. Gowen$550,000