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 · 28 Vaccine: TdCondition: Encephalitis / encephalopathyclear all
| Filed | Final judgement | Petitioner | Attorney | Firm | Age | Vaccine | Condition | Outcome | Special Master | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12-08 | 2005-12-08 | Patricia Ann D. Walther | – | – | – | Td | post vaccinal encephalomyelitis, in the form of acute dissem | denied | John F. Edwards | – |
| 2006-05-15 | 2006-05-15 | Adela Quintana De Bazan | – | – | 49.0y | Td | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | unclear | – | – |
| 2014-04-11 | 2015-07-29 | J.P.death | Diana Stadelnikas Sedar | Maglio Christopher & Toale | 12.0y | Tdap | pulmonary hemorrhage, acute liver failure, acute renal failu | dismissed | Thomas L. Gowen | – |
| 2014-07-31 | 2015-05-18 | Carolyn Schutte | LeLand F. Dempsey | Dempsey & Kingsland, P.C. | – | Tdap | encephalopathy | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $147,082 |
| 2014-09-02 | 2017-08-11 | Thomas Watlington | Mark Sadaka | Mark T. Sadaka, LLC | – | Tdap | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, spinal cord inflammati | compensated | Mindy Michaels Roth | $140,000 |
| 2015-02-13 | 2015-12-16 | Kyle H. Goelling | Franklin John Caldwell, Jr. | Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA | – | Tdap | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (“ADEM”) | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $325,000 |
| 2015-05-13 | 2020-07-01 | Barry George Jackson | Neal Jordan Fialkow | Law Ofc Neal J Fialkow Inc | – | Tdap | encephalitis, shoulder pain, brachial neuritis, GBS, joint p | compensated | Daniel T. Horner | $35,000 |
| 2015-10-13 | 2015-11-06 | O.K. | Ronald C. Homer | Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C. | – | Tdap | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and multiple scl | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $210,000 |
| 2015-10-21 | 2015-11-13 | T.H. | John Robert Howie, Jr. | Howie Law, P.C. | – | Tdap | encephalopathy and lower extremity weakness | compensated | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | $17,616 |
| 2016-02-08 | 2020-08-31 | Radhika Agarwal | Meredith Daniels | Conway, Homer, P.C. | 11.0y | Tdap and meningococcal | autoimmune limbic encephalitis (ALE) with the associated bio | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $2,919,135 |
| 2016-04-19 | 2018-10-10 | Leslie Lewis | Maximillian J. Muller | Muller Brazil, LLP | 58.5y | Tdap | encephalitis | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $262,060 |
| 2016-07-22 | 2022-12-09 | Kaylon Tipps | John R. Howie, Jr. | Howie Law P.C. | 12.0y | Meningococcal and Tdap | meningoencephalitis | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2016-08-19 | 2018-02-22 | Jessica Roberts | Randall Knutson | Knutson & Casey Law Firm | – | Tdap | left-sided numbness, parathesia [sic], and weakness, demyeli | dismissed | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2016-11-14 | 2020-02-19 | James F. Dunn | Jeffrey A. Golvash | Brennan, Robins & Daley, P.C. | 44.0y | Tdap | meningoencephalitis | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2017-01-17 | 2020-06-02 | Amanda Samuels | Diane Stedelnikas | Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A. | – | Tdap | multiple sclerosis; acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; cl | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2017-05-31 | 2023-08-03 | K.N. | Ronald Craig Homer | Conway, Homer, P.C.; Conway Homer, P.C. | 10.0y | Tdap | Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG) Antibody Disease ( | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $194,139 |
| 2017-07-05 | 2022-01-12 | Christine Midnight | Mark T. Sadaka | Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC | – | MMR, Tdap, varicella | encephalitis, speech-regression, blurred vision, and reduced | dismissed | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2017-08-04 | 2019-01-07 | Carmen Moreno Lozano | Christina Ciampolillo, Ronald C. Homer | Conway Homer, P.C.; Conway, Homer, P.C. | – | Tdap | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $1,271,024 |
| 2018-03-07 | 2022-08-26 | Kenneth Armstrongdeath | Isaiah Kalinowski | Bosson Legal Group | – | Tdap | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | compensated | Daniel T. Horner | $235,250 |
| 2018-07-25 | 2021-08-31 | Tammy DeBoer | Edward M. Kraus | Law Offices of Chicago Kent | – | Tdap | Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | compensated | Herbrina Sanders Young | $185,000 |
| 2019-01-15 | 2025-04-21 | John Hendricks | Danielle Anne Strait | Mctlaw | – | Tdap | acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | compensated | Herbrina Sanders Young | $536,207 |
| 2019-05-02 | 2020-11-03 | E.H. | Shealene Priscilla Mancuso | Muller Brazil, LLP | – | Tdap | encephalopathy | dismissed | Daniel T. Horner | – |
| 2019-10-17 | 2025-01-14 | Timothy Wallace, Jr. | Ronald Craig Homer | Conway, Homer, P.C. | – | Tdap; meningococcal (Menactra) | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and sixth crania | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $85,000 |
| 2020-02-19 | 2020-03-25 | J.N.H. | Michael Avrim Firestone | Marvin Firestone, MD, JD and Associates | 13.0y | Tdap | autoimmune encephalitis and/or a significant aggravation of | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2020-06-05 | 2024-04-29 | Jamie Guy | Sylvia Chin-Caplan | Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC | – | Tdap | encephalomyelitis/acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $75,000 |
| 2020-12-30 | 2023-06-26 | J.B. | Bruce William Slane | Law Office of Bruce W. Slane, P.C. | – | MMR and/or Tdap | right frontal intraparenchymal hemorrhage secondary to a rup | dismissed | Herbrina Sanders Young | – |
| 2021-04-16 | 2025-07-31 | Adwoa Ampofo-Addo | Maximillian J. Muller | Muller Brazil, LLP | 37.0y | Tdap; MMR; varicella | MOGAD / acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
| 2021-07-22 | 2025-06-27 | Cristian Garcia | Ronald C. Homer | Conway, Homer, P.C. | 26.0y | Tdap | anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis | denied | Brian H. Corcoran | – |
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