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 · 57 Vaccine: DTaPCondition: Encephalitis / encephalopathyclear all
| Filed | Final judgement | Petitioner | Attorney | Firm | Age | Vaccine | Condition | Outcome | Special Master | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-14 | 2017-04-14 | K.C.P. | Renee J. Gentry | Vaccine Injury Clinic, George Washington University Law School | – | DTaP | hypotonia, a seizure disorder, encephalopathy, and global de | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2003-02-19 | 2017-03-15 | P.A.L., III | pro se | – | 1.3y | DTaP | encephalopathic injury, later manifesting as autism or an un | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2004-11-29 | 2019-05-24 | C.A.P. | Clifford Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | 5mo | DTaP | encephalopathy | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2005-05-27 | 2018-11-27 | HOLLY AUSTIN, parent of K.A., a minor | Robert J. Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | 7mo | DTaP | encephalopathy, seizure disorder, developmental regression, | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2005-10-05 | 2016-04-25 | M.M. | Patricia A. Finn | Patricia Finn, P.C. | 1.4y | DTaP and MMR | encephalopathy, developmental regression | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2006-11-13 | 2015-07-27 | M.G. | Paul S. Dannenberg | Law Offices of Paul S. Dannenberg | – | DTaP | encephalopathy and other neurological injuries | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2006-12-12 | 2014-08-15 | B.L. | Curtis R. Webb | Curtis R. Webb, Attorney at Law | 4mo | DTaP | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | compensated | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2008-10-27 | 2014-03-27 | A.R.C. | Ramon Rodriguez, III | Rawls, McNelis & Mitchell, P.C.; Rawls, McNelis and Mitchell, P.C. | – | DTaP, IPV, MMR, Hib, PCV | permanent spastic tetraparesis and leukodystrophy | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $500,000 |
| 2009-10-09 | 2014-03-07 | C.D. | Mark T. Sadaka | Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC | 9mo | Pediarix | vaccine induced encephalopathy with seizures and loss of mus | dismissed | – | – |
| 2010-10-04 | 2014-11-24 | V.R.death | Edward David | Edward David & Associates, LLC | – | DTAP | B. pertussis infection which left her in a permanent coma, w | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2011-09-29 | 2013-10-15 | LMH | Aaron Russell Dias | RPWB, LLC; Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, LLC | – | DTaP | encephalopathy and sequela | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2012-06-04 | 2014-07-01 | Dagim Yilak | Simina Vourlis | Law Offices of Simina Vourlis | 2mo | DTaP-HIB-IPV, hepatitis B, Pre | encephalopathy; seizure disorder; infantile spasms with intr | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2012-06-28 | 2018-05-29 | M.W. | Mindy Michaels Roth, Michael G. McLaren | Britcher, Leone & Roth, LLC; Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, PC | 1.6y | Pentacel | encephalopathy | compensated | Denise K. Vowell | $1,887,659 |
| 2013-02-19 | 2015-05-14 | O.A. | Anne Carrion Toale | Maglio, Christopher & Toale, PA | – | DTaP | myoclonic encephalopathy, severe developmental delay and sei | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2013-03-11 | 2019-06-04 | D.V.M. | Howard Scott Gold | Gold Law Firm, LLC | 2mo | Prevnar; hepatitis B; Pentacel | DTaP Table acute encephalopathy with brainstem hemorrhage, s | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $467,247 |
| 2013-03-28 | 2014-09-23 | H.G.S. | Anne C. Toale | Mctlaw | 4mo | DTaP | encephalopathy | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2013-05-30 | 2014-10-23 | V.W. | Mark T. Sadaka | Mark T. Sadaka, LLC | 2.2y | DTaP | encephalopathy | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2013-07-18 | 2020-10-27 | Heavenly S. Lee | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, P.C. | 2mo | DTaP | Dandy-Walker Variant, Vermian Hypoplasia, Cerebral Dysgenesi | denied | Mindy Michaels Roth | – |
| 2013-08-15 | 2016-12-08 | S.F. | Scott W. Rooney | Nemes, Rooney P.C. | – | DTaP, IPV, MMR, Varicella | encephalitis | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $80,000 |
| 2013-09-13 | 2016-03-09 | MWS | Robert Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | DTap | acute encephalopathy, seizure disorder, ataxia, apraxia, dys | dismissed | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | – |
| 2013-12-18 | 2014-09-15 | T.B.death | William E. Cochran, Jr. | Black McLaren et al. | – | DTaP, Hepatitis B, IPV, Pneumo | encephalopathy or encephalitis resulting in death | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $22,000 |
| 2014-03-04 | 2016-02-29 | A.S. | Valerie Ann Borek | V. Borek Law Firm | – | DTaP | vaccinosis, regressive encephalopathy, chronic ear infection | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2014-04-24 | 2016-09-15 | R.W. | Andrew Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC | 6mo | DTaP | encephalopathy, with an aggravation of feeding problems, dys | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2014-07-18 | 2015-10-28 | P.C.B. | Edward M. Kraus | Law Offices of Chicago Kent | – | Pentacel | respiratory failure, traumatic brain injury, subdural hemato | dismissed | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2014-11-10 | 2016-08-05 | JASMINE MORGAN (Parent), On behalf of the Estate of C.S. (deceased, minor)death | Rabiah Abdullah | Rich Law Firm, P.C. | – | DtaP | acute cerebral edema and brain herniation | compensated | Denise K. Vowell | $375,332 |
| 2014-11-13 | 2020-01-21 | T.F.death | Edward Kraus | Law Offices of Chicago Kent | 2mo | Pentacel (DTaP/IPV/Hib), Prevn | acute illness; alleged DTaP Table acute encephalopathy; deat | dismissed | Mindy Michaels Roth | – |
| 2014-12-10 | 2020-09-15 | M.S.M. | Clifford J. Shoemaker, Renee J. Gentry | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein; The Law Office of Renee J. Gentry | 6mo | DTaP | febrile status epilepticus and encephalopathy | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $1,271,451 |
| 2015-04-22 | 2018-06-12 | R.M.R. | Peter C. Beard | Holley, Rosen & Beard | 2mo | diphtheria-tetanus-acellular p | DTaP Table encephalopathy; infantile spasms; severe developm | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $2,005,508 |
| 2015-05-21 | 2022-02-17 | A.S. | Michael McLaren | Black McLaren, et al., PC | 6mo | DTaP | significant aggravation of her previous neurologic and/or ph | dismissed | Katherine E. Oler | – |
| 2015-07-27 | 2025-10-02 | H.H. | Margaret M. Guerra | Margaret M. Guerra, Attorney at Law | 1.3y | influenza; Prevnar; Pentacel ( | Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome (AGS) or AGS-like type I interfer | compensated | Katherine E. Oler | $2,925,472 |
| 2015-09-25 | 2020-05-18 | N.A.C. | Andrew D. Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC | 5.0y | Pentacel | pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) | denied | Katherine E. Oler | – |
| 2015-11-15 | 2017-11-15 | J.B.A. | Renee J. Gentry | Vaccine Injury Clinic, George Washington University Law School | – | DTaP | seizures, developmental delay, and encephalopathy | dismissed | Thomas L. Gowen | – |
| 2016-02-29 | 2016-11-22 | R.H.Q.death | Milton Clay Ragsdale, IV | Ragsdale LLC | – | DTaP, hepatitis B, IPV, Hib, P | encephalopathy and passed away | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $322,915 |
| 2016-04-07 | 2016-10-25 | H.G.G. | Michael A. Firestone | – | – | DTaP | pediatric acute neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS), autoimmune | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2016-04-15 | 2016-10-27 | J.T. | Andrew D. Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC | – | DTaP | encephalopathy, language and other developmental impairments | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2016-05-10 | 2017-11-01 | SCARLETT OCHOAdeath | Douglas Lee Burdette | Burdette Law, PLLC | – | Pediarix | anaphylaxis, anaphylactic shock, and acute encephalopathy | compensated | – | – |
| 2016-06-16 | 2019-08-16 | Z.E. | Michael G. McLaren | Black McLaren, et al., PC | – | DTaP | encephalopathy, or in the alternative, fever, seizures, spee | dismissed | Herbrina Sanders Young | – |
| 2016-08-16 | 2017-02-08 | Dufhane Hyde, Jr.death | Andrew P. Garza | Law Offices of Andrew P. Garza, L.L.C. | – | DTaP | encephalopathy | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $360,000 |
| 2016-11-09 | 2022-07-19 | Tamara Chavez, Parent of T.C. | Patricia Finn | Patricia Finn, P.C. | 2mo | Pediarix (DTaP, hepatitis B, I | early infantile epilepsy/epileptic encephalopathy, intractab | denied | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2017-02-08 | 2018-12-19 | Y.M.B. | Anne Carrion Toale | Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA | – | DTaP | encephalopathy | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $1,318,403 |
| 2017-11-27 | 2025-09-02 | T.B.D. | Armond Marcarian | Marcarian Law Firm, P.C. | 2mo | Pentacel (DTaP/IPV/Hib), hepat | acute/chronic encephalopathy; hypersensitivity myocarditis; | entitlement_granted_pending_damages | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2017-12-20 | 2019-04-09 | J.B. | Jeffrey A. Golvash | Brennan, Robins & Daley, P.C. | – | DTaP | febrile seizures and/or encephalitis | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $50,864 |
| 2018-02-05 | 2023-10-31 | A.S. | Mark Theodore Sadaka | Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC | – | DTaP; hepatitis B; IPV; Hib; P | Kawasaki disease, encephalopathy, and seizure disorder alleg | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $15,000 |
| 2018-11-02 | 2024-05-30 | A.F. | Mark Sadaka | Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC | 10mo | DTaP | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | denied | Katherine E. Oler | – |
| 2019-02-07 | 2022-10-19 | ZJ | Andrew D. Downing | Downing, Allison & Jorgenson | – | Pediarix | encephalopathy | unclear | – | – |
| 2019-05-30 | 2025-05-07 | J.H. | Anne Toale | Mctlaw | – | MMRV/DTaP | Table encephalopathy, or alternatively, an off-Table injury | unclear | – | – |
| 2019-07-05 | 2022-04-26 | K.A. | Mark Theodore Sadaka | Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC | 1.1y | varicella, MMR, hepatitis A, H | encephalopathy, encephalitis, and audio neuropathy | dismissed | Daniel T. Horner | – |
| 2019-08-02 | 2025-07-31 | J.W. | Jessica Wallace | Siri & Glimstad, LLP | 2mo | DTaP | epileptic encephalopathy with residual seizure disorder and | denied | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2019-08-06 | 2020-05-05 | S.S. | William B. Hicky | William B. Hickey, Attorney at Law | – | DTaP | encephalopathy | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2019-12-17 | 2023-08-01 | P.P. | Ronald Craig Homer | Conway Homer P.C.; Conway, Homer, P.C. | – | DTaP | post-vaccine encephalopathy | compensated | Mindy Michaels Roth | $74,000 |
| 2020-08-18 | 2023-09-14 | J.R. | Bruce William Slane | Law Office of Bruce W. Slane, P.C. | – | DTaP, IPV, and hepatitis A | encephalopathy or encephalitis | compensated | Herbrina Sanders Young | $81,585 |
| 2020-10-13 | 2023-09-06 | ROBERT ANTHONY SIMEONE, III, as parent of R.S., a minor | pro se | – | – | DTaP | acute encephalopathy | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2021-09-10 | 2022-03-23 | C.J.B. | Phyllis Widman | Widman Law Firm LLC | 1.2y | Pentacel and pneumococcal conj | encephalopathy, speech abnormality, language regression, and | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| – | 2007-11-28 | Joshua Acevedo | Mindy M. Roth | Britcher, Leone & Roth, L.L.C. | – | DTaP | encephalitis | dismissed | – | – |
| – | 2011-06-30 | Joshua Argueta | pro se | – | 6mo | DTaP | encephalopathy and seizures and permanent brain injury | denied | – | – |
| – | 2014-04-15 | Lynn Koetje | Scott W. Rooney | – | – | DTaP | acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis | compensated | Laura D. Millman | $90,000 |
| – | 2006-02-07 | Joey Nilsondeath | Richard H. Moeller | – | 5.1y | DTaP, MMR, Polio | encephalopathy following cardiorespiratory arrest | denied | – | – |
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