VICP Registry — Searchable Index of U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Cases
An independent public index of decisions from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. Source documents are compiled from public court records via GovInfo.gov. Browse cases by petitioner, alleged injury, vaccine, outcome, and award amount. Each entry links to original court documents and an AI-assisted summary. Not affiliated with HHS, VICP, or HRSA.
Filtered cases · 34 Vaccine: DPT/DTPCondition: Encephalitis / encephalopathyclear all
| Filed | Final judgement | Petitioner | Attorney | Firm | Age | Vaccine | Condition | Outcome | Special Master | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-05-24 | 1993-01-21 | Jonathan Reusser | Richard Gage | – | 2mo | DPT | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1990-06-10 | 1999-06-10 | Natalie Sworddeath | not in record | – | 1mo | DPT | encephalopathy | compensated | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1990-06-25 | 1993-06-25 | Trisha Estep | not in record | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy with permanent neurological sequela, includin | compensated | Paul T. Baird | – |
| 1990-08-16 | 1993-08-13 | Julie Chen | Eve L. Hill | Pierson Semes & Finley | 1.5y | DPT | encephalopathy and significant aggravation of pre-existing n | denied | – | – |
| 1990-09-17 | 1992-07-14 | James Clay Lanedeath | Richard Gage | – | – | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus ( | alleged DPT Table encephalitis and seizures; residual afebri | denied | – | – |
| 1990-09-18 | 1995-05-02 | Sheri A. Taylor | James M. Hanny | – | – | DPT | residual seizure disorder and encephalopathy | dismissed | – | – |
| 1990-09-25 | 1997-02-12 | A.E.S. | not in record | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy and seizures | unclear | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1993-10-01 | Bryan Matthew Totterdale | Richard L. Steinberg | – | – | DPT | residual seizure disorder and an encephalopathy | dismissed | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1998-06-26 | Amanda Newby | Rodney A. Klein | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy and seizures resulting in psychomotor retarda | unclear | John F. Edwards | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1999-11-17 | Jennifer Lawsondeath | Ronald C. Homer | – | 7mo | DPT | progressive central nervous system demyelinating disease | unclear | – | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 2001-10-02 | Dallas Beddingfield | M. Michael Arnett | – | 5.7y | DTP | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1997-01-17 | Curtis Gurrdeath | Joseph J. Mellon | – | 2mo | DPT | encephalopathy leading to death | dismissed | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1998-08-26 | Brian Christopher Wittner | Christopher Ted Olsen | – | 3mo | DPT | encephalopathy and seizure disorder | denied | – | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1996-08-29 | Frank V. Snyder, Jr. | Boyd A England | – | 7mo | DPT | encephalopathy | dismissed | Elizabeth E. Wright | – |
| 1990-12-03 | 1996-12-03 | Justin Travis Lankforddeath | Larry D. Ashworth | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1991-01-30 | 1997-06-19 | Carol Hovey | Melvin C. Wilson | – | 5mo | DPT/P | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1992-05-14 | 1997-11-21 | Christian Rhys Vant Erve | A. Leroy Toliver | – | 2mo | DPT | residual seizure disorder/encephalopathy claim; possible pro | unclear | – | – |
| 1992-11-03 | 1997-12-03 | Billy | E. James Thompson, Jr. | – | – | DPT | residual seizure disorder and encephalopathy | denied | Gary J. Golkiewicz | – |
| 1994-04-08 | 1996-09-11 | Garrett Joseph Gilesdeath | Kirk A. McCarville | – | 2mo | DPT, oral polio (OPV), Hib | death; alleged HHC/HHE and encephalopathy after DPT; RSV bro | denied | – | – |
| 1994-05-18 | 1995-08-02 | Zachary Hinkledeath | Gustav L. Nelson, III | – | 5mo | DPT | encephalopathy | denied | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1995-01-12 | 1998-10-15 | Cassandra Hoag | John K. McPherson | – | 3mo | DPT | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1995-04-04 | 1997-09-23 | Cheyenne Michael Shyfacedeath | Curtis R. Webb | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy | unclear | E. LaVon French | – |
| 1999-03-12 | 1999-11-04 | Hayden Goetz | Peter Sarda | – | 2mo | DPT | encephalopathy or other brain damage | dismissed | – | – |
| 2013-04-30 | 2014-03-19 | J.E. | Walter Samuel Holland | W. Sam Holland, Esq. | 6mo | DTP/HIB/OPV | Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD-NOS) and Acute Dissemina | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| – | 1992-11-09 | Kristen McClendon | Michael G. McLaren | – | 1mo | DPT | encephalopathy, seizure disorder, mental retardation, impair | compensated | Paul T. Baird | $71,807 |
| – | 1994-02-02 | Sharnise Skinner | Oldric J. LaBell, Jr. | – | 7mo | DPT | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| – | 1994-09-28 | William ('Billy') Skinnerdeath | Peter H. Bouman | – | 2mo | DPT | vaccine-caused encephalopathy | unclear | – | – |
| – | 1993-06-04 | Phillip Sawyerdeath | Joseph P. Atnip | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy | dismissed | Richard B. Abell | – |
| – | 1995-09-22 | Leslie Harrelson Brown | Sandra B. Ribes | – | 2mo | DPT | residual seizure disorder and encephalopathy | compensated | Laura D. Millman | – |
| – | 1992-08-14 | Kristen Thomas | Terrell W. Oxford | – | – | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus | encephalopathy and shock-collapse, central auditory processi | compensated | – | – |
| – | 1999-08-30 | Rebecca Golub | Ronald C. Homer | – | 2mo | DPT and OPV | HIB meningitis with seizure disorder, developmental delay, a | denied | – | – |
| – | 2002-10-09 | Billy Allen Dudleydeath | Paul S. Dannenberg | – | 2mo | DPT | encephalopathy and/or hypotensive-hyporesponsive shock colla | unclear | – | – |
| – | 1998-02-03 | Amanda Riggsdeath | David Daulton | – | 2mo | DPT | Table encephalopathy leading to death | compensated | – | – |
| – | 1998-05-13 | Kelli-Ann | Brian A. O’Connell | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy and residual seizure disorder | denied | – | – |
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