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 · 8 Vaccine: PentacelCondition: Encephalitis / encephalopathyclear all
| Filed | Final judgement | Petitioner | Attorney | Firm | Age | Vaccine | Condition | Outcome | Special Master | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2014-07-18 | 2015-12-03 | P.C.B. | Edward M. Kraus | Law Offices of Chicago Kent | – | Pentacel | respiratory failure, traumatic brain injury, subdural hemato | dismissed | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2014-11-13 | 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 | – |
| 2015-07-27 | 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 |
| 2015-09-21 | 2018-06-25 | 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 |
| 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 | – |
| 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 | – |
| 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 | – |
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