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 · 18 Vaccine: HibCondition: Encephalitis / encephalopathyclear all
| Filed | Final judgement | Petitioner | Attorney | Firm | Age | Vaccine | Condition | Outcome | Special Master | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-04-08 | 1996-09-11 | Garrett Joseph Gilesdeath | – | – | 72.0y | DPT, oral polio (OPV), Hib | death; alleged HHC/HHE and encephalopathy after DPT; RSV bro | denied | – | – |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2013-04-30 | 2014-03-19 | J.E. | Walter Samuel Holland | W. Sam Holland, Esq. | 2.0y | DTP/HIB/OPV | Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD-NOS) and Acute Dissemina | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2013-09-18 | 2014-06-06 | Nada Ahmed | Mindy M. Roth | Marshall, Roth & Gregory, PC | 12mo | influenza, haemophilus B influ | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) followed by leuk | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2014-07-01 | 2015-02-26 | Dagim Yilak | Simina Vourlis | Law Offices of Simina Vourlis | 2mo | DTaP-HIB-IPV, hepatitis B, Pre | encephalopathy; seizure disorder; infantile spasms with intr | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $39,469 |
| 2014-09-11 | 2017-11-14 | R.M.H. | Robert Joel Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C. | – | Hib | chronic encephalopathy, manifesting as autism-like symptoms | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 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 | – |
| 2015-04-15 | 2025-03-19 | A.E. | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, P.C. | 12.0y | Hib; MMR; pneumococcal conjuga | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | compensated | Daniel T. Horner | $3,141,304 |
| 2015-07-27 | 2025-10-02 | H.H. | Margaret M. Guerra | Margaret M. Guerra, Attorney at Law | 15.0y | influenza; Prevnar; Pentacel ( | Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome (AGS) or AGS-like type I interfer | compensated | Katherine E. Oler | $2,925,472 |
| 2015-08-31 | 2016-10-17 | R.S. | Meredith Michelle Troberman | Carroll Troberman, PLLC | – | Hib | Chronic Encephalopathy | dismissed | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 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 |
| 2016-11-09 | 2022-07-19 | Tamara Chavez, Parent of T.C. | Patricia Finn | Patricia Finn, P.C. | 65.0y | Pediarix (DTaP, hepatitis B, I | early infantile epilepsy/epileptic encephalopathy, intractab | denied | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 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 | – |
| 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 |
| 2019-02-28 | 2024-08-08 | K.M. | Brian L. Cinelli | Schiffmacher Cinelli Adoff LLP | 1.0y | Hib | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2019-07-05 | 2022-04-26 | K.A. | – | – | 1.1y | varicella, MMR, hepatitis A, H | encephalopathy, encephalitis, and audio neuropathy | dismissed | Daniel T. Horner | – |
| 2022-04-12 | 2025-02-25 | B.J. | Michael Avrim Firestone | Marving Firestone, MD, JD and Associates | – | diphtheria and tetanus toxoids | encephalopathy and cerebral palsy | dismissed | Christian J. Moran | – |
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