Timothy J. Mason — Petitioner Attorney, U.S. Vaccine Court

Petitioner attorney U.S. Court of Federal Claims · Office of Special Masters Last verified
Cases filed
14
Comp rate
57%
Total awarded
$538K
Years active
2021–2026
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About Timothy J. Mason

Timothy J. Mason is a trial attorney at the Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC in Boston, where he focuses on representing petitioners with rare adverse reactions to vaccines under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. He earned his B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2010 and his J.D. with honors from Suffolk University Law School in 2014; he is admitted to the Massachusetts SJC, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, with successes including settlements and entitlement awards in juvenile arthritis/uveitis, vaccine-strain varicella meningitis, and Guillain-Barré cases.

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VICP practice summary

Timothy J. Mason is a petitioner attorney with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, who has filed 14 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) between 2021 and 2026. The practice focuses on SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration) (9 cases, 44% comp rate), among other vaccine-related injuries. Cases filed by Timothy J. Mason have resulted in $538K in total compensation awards (57% compensation rate across all petitions). Practice has been associated with Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC.

Practice pattern

Comp rate by condition

Comp rate by vaccine

Frequently asked questions about Timothy J. Mason

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Who is Timothy J. Mason?
Timothy J. Mason 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 14 petitions filed by Timothy J. Mason between 2021 and 2026.
How many VICP cases has Timothy J. Mason filed?
Timothy J. Mason has filed 14 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program according to the VICP Registry. Of these, 8 resulted in compensation, for an overall compensation rate of 57%.
What is Timothy J. Mason's VICP compensation rate?
Timothy J. Mason's overall compensation rate across all VICP petitions is 57% (8 compensated cases out of 14 total).
What is the total amount awarded in cases filed by Timothy J. Mason?
Cases filed by Timothy J. Mason have resulted in $538K 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 Timothy J. Mason typically handle?
Based on case data in the VICP Registry, Timothy J. Mason's practice includes SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration), among other vaccine-related conditions. The full case history is available on this page.
What law firm is Timothy J. Mason associated with?
Timothy J. Mason has been associated with Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC in cases filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
FiledDecidedPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2023-09-252026-03-25Gregory WhitehouseTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$161,050
2021-12-162025-11-03G.K.Timothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCvaricelladisseminated varicella vaccine-strain viral disease; varicelcompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$85,628
2022-10-112025-09-17Matthew OrdunoTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylva Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$4,000
2024-09-302025-09-11Maria DemeloTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzaleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVentitlement grantedBrian H. Corcoran
2022-09-072025-08-28L.O.Timothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLChuman papillomavirus (HPV)shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)dismissedBrian H. Corcoran
2025-02-242025-04-01Maryann NadeauTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesBrian H. Corcoran
2025-03-042025-03-31Kenneth ClarkTimothy MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzaBell's palsy and hearing losscompensatedMindy Michaels Roth$100,000
2020-12-182024-10-25Rayford HardenTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$25,000
2021-01-112024-06-26Jill VelriTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$46,000
2020-12-302024-04-10Thomas GothersTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)deniedBrian H. Corcoran
2021-01-042024-02-09Jeanne AndrewsTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesBrian H. Corcoran
2020-01-012023-08-03Francis ZilinskiTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, L.L.C.compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$70,000
2020-02-132022-12-06Maureen MillerTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$46,575
2021-09-272021-10-27Eric Kurtz, M.D.Timothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenza (flu)shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesBrian H. Corcoran