Law Office of John McHugh

Law Firm · Petitioner Practice VICP Petitioner Practice Last verified
Cases filed
31
Comp rate
13%
Total awarded
$281K
Tenure
2010–2025
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Law Office of John McHugh is a U.S. law firm whose name appears on 31 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The firm's filings on file span 2010-2025, with a compensation rate of 13%. Cases on file have produced $281K in total awards. The attorneys appearing on this firm's docket include John F. McHugh.
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How do I find a good VICP lawyer?
Most petitioners hire counsel because the program's evidentiary burden, expert-witness requirements, and procedural rules are complex. Reasonable attorney fees in VICP cases are paid by the program — not by the petitioner — under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(e)(1), so engaging counsel does not reduce a successful petitioner's recovery. You can submit a free inquiry → to have your case forwarded to attorneys with VICP experience, or research Law Office of John McHugh's case history below.
How many VICP cases has Law Office of John McHugh filed?
Law Office of John McHugh has filed 31 petitions in the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program with publicly-available decisions, between 2010 and 2025.
What is Law Office of John McHugh's compensation rate?
Law Office of John McHugh's overall compensation rate across 31 VICP cases is 13% (4 compensated).
How much has Law Office of John McHugh won in VICP cases?
Cases filed by Law Office of John McHugh have resulted in $281K in total compensation awards from the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (visible-in-public-decisions only).
What kinds of vaccine injury cases does Law Office of John McHugh handle?
Based on the cases on file, Law Office of John McHugh's practice includes Other / multiple, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Transverse myelitis, Seizure disorder, Developmental delay / regression, among other vaccine-related conditions.
FiledFinal judgementPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2021-01-072025-03-04Antonio CarabilloJohn F. McHughJohn F. McHugh, PCTdapfacial swelling and rashes in his lower extremitiesdismissedChristian J. Moran
2019-01-152024-08-15Sally HermsJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh58.0yDTaPsensorineural hearing loss and tinnitusdeniedNora Beth Dorsey
2018-03-232024-03-25A.V.John F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh6moDTaPseizure disorderdeniedChristian J. Moran
2016-05-272023-10-02Melissa LarsonJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh, LLC36.0yinfluenzaGuillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)deniedKatherine E. Oler
2021-07-162023-09-20Keith A. LeeJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHughinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesBrian H. Corcoran
2016-01-222022-10-21Pamela O’NealJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHughHepatitis Btransverse myelitiscompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$93,000
2018-11-052022-09-15Camila Do Espirito SantodeathJohn F. McHugh, Missed Abortion John F. McHughLaw Office of John McHughMMRmissed abortion and subsequent severe preeclampsiadismissedHerbrina Sanders Young
2017-01-252022-06-28Mary M. SchoellerJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHughMMRShoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesThomas L. Gowen
2015-09-112020-08-11CKJohn F. McHughJohn F. McHugh4moDTaPafebrile infantile spasms and a non-Table chronic encephalopdeniedLaura D. Millman
2017-10-162019-10-07Donna WissbaumJohn F. McHughLaw office of John McHughinfluenzaneuromyelitis optica ("NMO") aggravated by vaccinesdismissedHerbrina Sanders Young
2017-03-022019-04-26H.S.deathJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh2.0yMMRBurkitt lymphomadismissedNora Beth Dorsey
2012-04-182018-12-20J.M.John F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh8.6yinfluenzarelapse of minimal change nephrotic syndrome with later reladeniedLaura D. Millman
2015-04-192018-06-07Arlyne RothenbergJohn McHughLaw Office of John McHugh55.0yTdaplipodystrophydeniedBrian H. Corcoran
2002-01-042018-02-07J.M. and V.M. on behalf of V.J.M.John F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh1.0yMMRpervasive developmental disorder (“PDD”), not otherwise specdeniedNora Beth Dorsey
2002-01-042018-02-07J.H.R. and H.R.K.John F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh1.0yMMRautistic disorder; pervasive developmental disorder, not othdismissedNora Beth Dorsey
2018-02-07M.B.John F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh1.0yMMRpervasive developmental disorder (“PDD”), not otherwise specdismissedNora Beth Dorsey
2017-06-102018-01-04Rebecca DeRitisJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHughMMRPeriodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and CervicdismissedHerbrina Sanders Young
2016-11-302017-12-26S.N.John McHughLaw Office of John McHughHibasthma or reactive airway diseasedismissedThomas L. Gowen
2002-01-042017-08-31M.P. and P.P., in their own right and Best Friends of their Son, C.R.P.John F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh1.0yMMRautistic disorderdismissedNora Beth Dorsey
2003-03-262016-02-12A.K.John F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh2.0yinfluenzaAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)deniedDenise K. Vowell
2015-05-072015-09-18SDWJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh1.0yHib, MMR, Prevnar, varicellasignificant aggravation of esophagitisdismissedLaura D. Millman
2008-08-132015-07-22BTBJohn McHughLaw Office of John McHughautism spectrum disorder (ASD)deniedGeorge L. Hastings Jr.
2011-04-122015-05-14Rafaella GanleyJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHughTdaptransverse myelitis (“TM”) and/or acute disseminating encephcompensatedLaura D. Millman$40,000
2005-12-082015-05-07Mehabub BhuiyanJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHughhepatitis Banaphylactic reaction and developed psychosiscompensatedLisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman$100,000
2014-04-172015-04-13Christina BrelandJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh14.6yHPVseizure disorder and a mixed connective tissue diseasedismissedLaura D. Millman
2009-01-162014-09-08Amy CrutchfieldJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh35.0yMMRType 1 diabetes mellitusdeniedGeorge L. Hastings Jr.
2006-05-082014-08-26J.H.John F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh9moinfluenza (two half-doses, pedneurological degeneration, loss of motor skills and body condeniedGeorge L. Hastings Jr.
2010-06-182014-06-18SANDRA STEINBERG, as the administrator of the Estate of, ISAIAH STEINBERGJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHughdeniedLisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman
2012-11-262014-05-27Deborah A. CatronJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHughinfluenzatransverse myelitisdismissedNora Beth Dorsey
2013-10-222014-03-06Anita Lee, in Her Own Right and as Best Friend of Her Daughter, Kyla LeeJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHughMMR and varicellaspeech delay; pervasive developmental delaydismissedLaura D. Millman
2006-07-312010-02-22Giavanna Maria RodriguezdeathJohn F. McHughLaw Office of John McHugh4moencephalopathycompensatedDenise K. Vowell$48,381