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.
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| Filed | Final judgement | Petitioner | Attorney | Firm | Age | Vaccine | Condition | Outcome | Special Master | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-03-09 | 1993-03-09 | David Bradley Whitedeath | – | – | 2mo | DPT | drowning with aspiration of gastric content secondary to sei | denied | – | – |
| 1990-06-10 | 1999-06-10 | Natalie Sworddeath | – | – | 1mo | DPT | encephalopathy | compensated | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1990-09-17 | 1992-07-14 | James Clay Lanedeath | – | – | – | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus ( | alleged DPT Table encephalitis and seizures; residual afebri | denied | – | – |
| 1990-09-25 | 1993-04-28 | Tavau Sulimoni Hamiltondeath | – | – | – | DTP | death with autopsy cause listed as sudden infant death syndr | dismissed | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1990-09-27 | 1993-09-23 | Patricia Ann Piperdeath | – | – | 6mo | DPT | hypotonic-hyporesponsive collapse | denied | John F. Edwards | – |
| 1990-09-28 | 1993-11-01 | Tamara Josephdeath | – | – | 2mo | DPT | death allegedly following DPT vaccination; merits not decide | unclear | – | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1995-07-19 | Kristen Jo Andrewsdeath | – | – | 2mo | DTP | residual seizure disorder and mental retardation; non-vaccin | compensated | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1999-11-17 | Jennifer Lawsondeath | – | – | 7mo | DPT | progressive central nervous system demyelinating disease | unclear | – | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1993-09-30 | Jamie J. Burtondeath | John R. Brydon | – | 5mo | DPT | seizure disorder | dismissed | Elizabeth E. Wright | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1998-08-07 | Phillip Bobby Camerydeath | – | – | 1mo | DPT | seizure disorder | entitlement_granted_pending_damages | John F. Edwards | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1995-10-12 | Holly Hooddeath | – | – | – | – | vaccine-related death | dismissed | – | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1997-01-17 | Curtis Gurrdeath | – | – | 2mo | DPT | encephalopathy leading to death | dismissed | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1993-05-06 | Mark A. Arrowooddeath | – | – | 5mo | polio | encephalopathy and a residual seizure disorder | dismissed | – | – |
| 1990-10-01 | 1992-10-30 | Hillary Goodwindeath | – | – | – | DPT | residual seizure disorder and death | unclear | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1990-12-03 | 1996-12-03 | Justin Travis Lankforddeath | – | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy | denied | – | – |
| 1991-01-31 | 1997-10-27 | Christina Kaminskideath | – | – | 2mo | DPT | shock collapse | unclear | – | – |
| 1991-10-21 | 1995-02-03 | Jeffrey Hossackdeath | – | – | 2mo | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus ( | DPT Table HHE/shock collapse with death as sequela; death ce | compensated | E. LaVon French | $250,000 |
| 1993-06-04 | 1993-06-04 | Phillip Sawyerdeath | – | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy | dismissed | Richard B. Abell | – |
| 1993-07-14 | 1997-01-31 | Jason Lucas Andersondeath | – | – | 2mo | DPT, oral polio, Hib | death; alleged hypotonic-hyporesponsive episode/shock collap | denied | Elizabeth E. Wright | – |
| 1993-08-23 | 1995-03-23 | Kenneth L. Walker, IVdeath | – | – | 2mo | DPT | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) allegedly caused by ence | denied | – | – |
| 1994-01-31 | 2006-01-09 | E. Barbara Snyderdeath | – | – | 45.0y | MMR | – | dismissed | – | – |
| 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 | – | – |
| 1994-05-18 | 1995-08-02 | Zachary Hinkledeath | – | – | 5mo | DPT | encephalopathy | denied | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 1994-08-01 | 1995-05-10 | Gary Charettedeath | – | – | – | typhoid | anaphylactic reaction | dismissed | Elizabeth E. Wright | – |
| 1995-02-07 | 1995-02-07 | Donnella Raspberrydeath | – | – | – | DPT | death | dismissed | – | – |
| 1995-04-04 | 1997-09-23 | Cheyenne Michael Shyfacedeath | – | – | – | DPT | encephalopathy | unclear | E. LaVon French | – |
| 1995-05-25 | 1995-02-23 | Pha Her and Tang Taodeath | – | – | – | MMR | death | dismissed | – | – |
| 1995-09-26 | 1996-08-28 | Harley D. Browndeath | – | – | 2mo | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus ( | post-vaccination illness and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; d | dismissed | E. LaVon French | – |
| 1996-03-25 | 1996-03-25 | Damien Hellenbrand-Sztabadeath | – | – | 1.8y | Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus | death | denied | – | – |
| 1999-08-06 | 2013-06-27 | Sean Austin Brooksdeath | Ronald C. Homer | Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C. | – | hepatitis B | injury by a hepatitis B vaccination, which resulted in his d | compensated | George L. Hastings Jr. | $42,244 |
| 2000-06-23 | 2013-05-31 | MARIAN UNDERWOOD, as parent of and legal representative of the Estate of CESAR ZACHARY MORENO, deceaseddeath | Ronald Craig Homer | – | – | hepatitis B | death | denied | Patricia E. Campbell-Smith | – |
| 2001-06-14 | 2004-05-03 | Manasseh Micleadeath | – | – | 1.2y | MMR | hemophagocytic lymphohistiocystosis (HLH) | unclear | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2002-09-11 | 2005-04-29 | Blake Aulldeath | – | – | – | – | death | dismissed | – | – |
| 2002-09-16 | 2011-07-05 | Hayley Gravesdeath | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, P.C. | 9mo | Prevnar | seizures, intractable seizures, status epilepticus, hypoxic | compensated | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2002-10-09 | 2002-10-09 | Billy Allen Dudleydeath | – | – | 2mo | DPT | encephalopathy and/or hypotensive-hyporesponsive shock colla | unclear | – | – |
| 2004-01-15 | 2005-01-04 | Logan Leuzdeath | – | – | 2mo | DTaP, Hib, Hepatitis B, Prevna | death | dismissed | Gary J. Golkiewicz | – |
| 2005-01-18 | 2008-07-24 | Jody L. Nordwalldeath | – | – | 1mo | DTaP | death from positional asphyxia | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2006-02-07 | 2006-02-07 | Joey Nilsondeath | – | – | 5.1y | DTaP, MMR, Polio | encephalopathy following cardiorespiratory arrest | denied | – | – |
| 2006-02-27 | 2013-12-18 | Justin Myerdeath | Brian Robert Arnold | Brian R. Arnold & Associates | – | hepatitis B | autoimmune encephalitis | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2006-07-31 | 2010-02-22 | Giavanna Maria Rodriguezdeath | John F. McHugh | Law Office of John McHugh | 4mo | – | encephalopathy | compensated | Denise K. Vowell | $48,381 |
| 2006-09-25 | 2014-11-26 | Aiden Drake Follettdeath | Robert T. Moxley | Robert T. Moxley, P.C. | – | DTaP; Hib; pneumococcal conjug | death allegedly following DTaP, Hib, pneumococcal conjugate, | compensated | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | $67,500 |
| 2007-06-28 | 2014-05-30 | DEBRA CHUISANO, as Legal Representative of the Estate of FRANCES D’ESPOSITO, deceaseddeath | Robert T. Moxley | Robert T. Moxley, P.C. | – | influenza | pneumonia and sepsis, adult respiratory distress syndrome du | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2007-11-08 | 2014-09-16 | Courtney Thrasherdeath | Ramon Rodriguez, III | Rawls, McNelis, and Mitchell | – | influenza | death | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $133,395 |
| 2008-07-31 | 2008-07-31 | Monicadeath | – | – | 2mo | hepatitis B | cerebral edema and death | unclear | – | – |
| 2008-09-12 | 2018-03-26 | Carson Nicholsdeath | Marc L. Silverman | Marc L. Silverman, Attorney at Law | 4mo | DTaP, Hib, IPV (polio), PCV-7 | death | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2009-03-19 | 2016-02-24 | ZENORIA PHILLIPS DELOATCH, As Personal Representative of the Estate of MOSHELLA F. ROBERTSdeath | F. John Caldwell, Jr. | F. John Caldwell, P.A. | 20.4y | HPV | death | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2009-03-20 | 2014-02-27 | VERONICA RAWNSLEY, and JUSTIN RAWNSLEY, parents of F.R, deceaseddeath | Ronald Homer | Conway, Homer, P.C. | – | – | – | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $117,718 |
| 2009-04-30 | 2011-08-03 | Sophie Grigloekdeath | – | – | – | influenza | Guillain-Barré Syndrome | compensated | – | $250,000 |
| 2009-10-02 | 2014-05-20 | Charles M. Chester, as Executor of the Estate of Barbara Chesterdeath | Franklin Caldwell, Jr. | – | – | influenza | Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) | compensated | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | $120,000 |
| 2010-01-14 | 2017-08-10 | STEVEN FORREST and NICOLE FORREST, on behalf of E.M.F.death | Jessica W. Hayes | Murray Law Firm | 4mo | DTaP, IPV, Hib, PCV, Rotavirus | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | denied | Thomas L. Gowen | – |
| 2010-01-27 | 2018-07-19 | Dan Liudeath | Jennifer Anne Gore Maglio, F. John Caldwell | Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA | 16.0y | Menactra | death | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2010-01-27 | 2018-02-12 | PHILIP TETLOCK and BARBARA TETLOCK Administrators of the Estate of J.T., Deceaseddeath | Lawrence R. Cohan | Anapol Weiss | 13.0y | HPV | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); acute disseminated ence | denied | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2010-02-18 | 2015-08-05 | J.E.death | Ronald Craig Homer | Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C. | – | HPV | cerebral vasculitis | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $200,000 |
| 2010-03-01 | 2016-03-24 | Marguerite Micelideath | F. John Caldwell, Jr. | Maglio, Christopher & Toale, PA | – | HPV | systemic lupus erythematosus, Raynaud’s disease, and fibromy | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2010-04-01 | 2016-07-11 | H.L. on behalf of A.I.death | Robert Krakow | Law Office of Robert J. Krakow | 6.0y | FluMist | Leigh Disease (also known as Leigh Syndrome), metabolic deco | denied | George L. Hastings Jr. | – |
| 2010-04-19 | 2018-03-26 | Emily Tarsell, as the Executrix of the Estate of Christina Tarselldeath | Mark T. Sadaka | Mark T. Sadaka, LLC | 21.0y | HPV | cardiac arrhythmia resulting in her death | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $310,130 |
| 2010-08-05 | 2018-06-18 | Kristiyana D. Smithdeath | Franklin John Caldwell, Jr | Maglio, Christopher & Toale | – | influenza | Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and Myasthenia Gravis (MG) | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $1,435,953 |
| 2010-10-04 | 2014-12-15 | 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 | – |
| 2011-01-13 | 2014-03-18 | S.M.death | Ronald C. Homer | Conway, Homer and Chin-Caplan, P.C. | – | Hepatitis A, Varicella, MMR | encephalopathy and death | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $170,000 |
| 2011-03-07 | 2016-08-29 | L.J.death | Ronald Homer | Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C. | 2mo | hepatitis B | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | denied | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | – |
| 2011-04-04 | 2023-03-06 | B.R.death | Richard Gage | Richard Gage, P.C. | 11.0y | Hep A, Tdap, Menactra, HPV | Streptococcus pyogenes infection leading to sepsis and death | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $500,000 |
| 2011-07-11 | 2016-03-07 | Asia Copperthitedeath | Elaine W. Sharp | Whitfield Sharp & Sharp, LLC | 7mo | Pediarix; Hib; Prevnar | seizure disorder and death allegedly following Pediarix, Hib | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $254,907 |
| 2011-12-02 | 2014-09-09 | Lynn Fry, as Personal Representative of Virginia Taylor, deceaseddeath | Anne Carrion Toale | Maglio, Christopher & Toale, PA; Maglio, Christopher & Toale | – | influenza | Transverse Myelitis (“TM”), Acute Disseminated Encephalomyel | compensated | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | $45,000 |
| 2012-03-06 | 2021-12-03 | NICOLE MATTEN as parent and legal Representative of the Estate of her Daughter, KMdeath | Patricia Finn | Patricia Finn Attorney, P.C. | 7.0y | influenza | eosinophilic and/or hypersensitivity myocarditis leading to | entitlement_granted_pending_damages | Mindy Michaels Roth | – |
| 2012-04-18 | 2016-03-02 | C.L.death | Ronald C. Homer | Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C. | 5mo | multiple | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | denied | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2012-07-05 | 2015-12-28 | Tommy Combsdeath | Glynn W. Gilcrease, Jr. | Law Office of Glynn W. Gilcrease, Jr., PC | – | Tdap | necrotizing pancreatitis | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $425,000 |
| 2012-07-27 | 2016-07-14 | Estate of Elio Bondideath | Renee J. Gentry | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | – | influenza | stroke | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $9,000 |
| 2012-07-27 | 2016-04-26 | S.N.death | Anne C. Toale | Maglio, Christopher & Toale | – | DTaP; Hib; IPV; Prevnar; rotav | sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and death allegedly foll | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2012-09-28 | 2014-08-25 | William R. Jonesdeath | John R. Howie | Howie Law, P.C. | – | influenza | Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $315,000 |
| 2012-10-15 | 2015-12-21 | April Michelle Justicedeath | James C. Wright | Butler, Vines & Babb, PLLC | – | Influenza (Flu) | Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Neuropathy (CIPD) | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $365,000 |
| 2012-11-05 | 2017-08-22 | Eduardo Rosasdeath | Isaiah R. Kalinowski | Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA | – | influenza | transverse myelitis | compensated | Mindy Michaels Roth | $150,000 |
| 2012-11-14 | 2014-07-29 | C.R.death | Curtis R. Webb | Curtis R. Webb, Attorney at Law | – | influenza | anaphylaxis, non-anaphylactic allergic reaction, or acute as | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $48,323 |
| 2013-02-26 | 2016-08-25 | Haylee Marie Malloneedeath | Douglas Lee Burdette | Burkett & Burdette | 10mo | Hepatitis B | anaphylactic reaction | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $35,452 |
| 2013-03-29 | 2014-12-17 | Woodrow Coffey, Jr.death | Lisa A. Roquemore | Law Office of Lisa A. Roquemore | – | influenza | Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) | compensated | Laura D. Millman | $200,000 |
| 2013-06-03 | 2016-12-14 | Shelly Crane-McDonalddeath | Peter Sarda | Creech Law Firm | – | influenza | demyelinating disorder | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $225,000 |
| 2013-06-12 | 2020-02-28 | LORI L. SWEENEY, Personal Representative of the Estate of LUELLA A. GARLANGERdeath | Theodore J. Hong | Maglio, Christopher & Toale | – | influenza | Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and paraneoplastic syndrome | denied | Herbrina Sanders Young | – |
| 2013-06-14 | 2015-05-14 | Gwendolyn D. Adamsdeath | Anne Carrion Toale | Maglio Christopher & Toale | – | influenza | Respiratory Distress; Bronchial, Esophageal, and Intestinal | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $175,000 |
| 2013-06-18 | 2014-02-12 | L.D.death | Leonard John Mark | Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. | 5mo | MMR | death following MMR vaccine | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $12,889 |
| 2013-07-17 | 2015-01-14 | John James Bieberdeath | Michael G. McLaren | Black McLaren et al. | – | influenza | progressive multifocal motor neuropathy | compensated | Christian J. Moran | $345,000 |
| 2013-08-01 | 2015-02-25 | Raymond Edward Black Jr.death | Yuri Jelokov | Chelsey, Kroon, et al. | – | influenza | significant aggravation of pre-existing cardiomyopathy, chro | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $8,000 |
| 2013-08-12 | 2014-05-16 | Britteny Dewsdeath | Elaine W. Sharp | Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp | 19.0y | HPV | desmoplastic small round cell cancer | dismissed | Laura D. Millman | – |
| 2013-08-14 | 2016-01-29 | L.W.death | Anne Carrión Toale | Maglio Christopher and Toale | – | Pentacel | death | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | – |
| 2013-08-27 | 2018-07-18 | CHASE BOATMON & MAURINA CUPID, parents of J.B., deceaseddeath | Ronald C. Homer, Joseph M. Pepper | Conway, Homer, P.C. | 3mo | DTaP, IPV, PCV, Rotavirus, Hep | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | denied | Thomas L. Gowen | – |
| 2013-09-17 | 2015-07-28 | Frances Chambers Gambodeath | Danielle E. Strait | Maglio Christopher & Toale, PC; Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA | – | influenza | Guillain-Barrè syndrome (GBS) or another demyelinating condi | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $175,000 |
| 2013-09-20 | 2017-08-23 | Salvatore J. Carrocciadeath | Michael J. Williams | Cellino and Barnes, P.C. | – | influenza | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $450,000 |
| 2013-09-25 | 2019-03-12 | Rhonda Nixondeath | Clifford John Shoemaker | Shoemaker, Gentry & Knickelbein | – | influenza | Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) or acute disseminated encephal | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $25,000 |
| 2013-11-08 | 2015-04-16 | Lillie Mae McCarterdeath | Elizabeth M. Muldowney | Rawls, McNelis and Mitchell, P.C. | – | influenza | Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) | compensated | Brian H. Corcoran | $250,000 |
| 2013-11-22 | 2015-03-30 | Charles W. Brown, in his capacity as Administrator of the Estate of Kathryn C. Brown, deceaseddeath | Andrew Wallace Hutton | Hutton & Hutton; Hutton & Hutton Law Firm, L.L.C. | – | varicella | multi-system failure and death | compensated | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | $400,000 |
| 2013-11-27 | 2014-10-02 | Raul Torres, Sr.death | Michael Adly Baseluos | Baseluos Law Firm | – | influenza | chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (“CIDP”), | dismissed | Nora Beth Dorsey | $4,000 |
| 2013-12-06 | 2015-10-23 | A.T.W.death | Lorraine J. Mansfield | Law Office of Lorraine Mansfield | 2mo | DTaP | death | denied | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | – |
| 2013-12-18 | 2015-02-18 | 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 | $57,000 |
| 2013-12-19 | 2016-05-31 | Nicholas Copenhaverdeath | Andrew D. Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC | 4mo | Pentacel | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | denied | Christian J. Moran | – |
| 2014-01-27 | 2015-03-02 | Brian Pattersondeath | Ronald Craig Homer | Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, PC | – | influenza | Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $320,000 |
| 2014-02-18 | 2018-01-17 | J.H.B.death | Peter J. Sarda | Creech Law Firm | 2mo | DTaP | pneumonia | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $310,000 |
| 2014-02-28 | 2015-03-27 | Steven Baylessdeath | Andrew Downing | Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC | – | Tdap | acute demyelinating polyneuropathy | compensated | Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman | $30,000 |
| 2014-03-21 | 2014-04-14 | Jason Stitt, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Pamela Wanga Stittdeath | Franklin John Caldwell, Jr. | Maglio, Christopher & Toale; Maglio, Christopher & Toale PA | – | – | – | compensated | Denise K. Vowell | $142,454 |
| 2014-03-31 | 2014-04-21 | Robert Thomas Madeydeath | Peter Joseph Sarda | Creech Law Firm | – | influenza | Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) | compensated | Nora Beth Dorsey | $45,000 |
| 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 | – |
| 2014-05-06 | 2016-09-20 | Markelle D. Vickersdeath | Ramon Rodriguez, III | Rawls, McNelis and Mitchell, P.C. | – | DTaP and Hepatitis A | necrotizing myopathy and related sequelae | compensated | Mindy Michaels Roth | $776,749 |
| 2014-05-16 | 2014-10-10 | N.L.death | Ronald Homer | Conway, Homer, Chin-Caplan P.C. | – | DTaP | death | compensated | Thomas L. Gowen | $22,771 |
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