Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC

Law Firm · Petitioner Practice VICP Petitioner Practice Last verified
Cases filed
38
Comp rate
61%
Total awarded
$2.2M
Tenure
2017–2026
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Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC is a U.S. law firm whose name appears on 38 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The firm's filings on file span 2017-2026, with a compensation rate of 61%. Cases on file have produced $2.2M in total awards. The attorneys appearing on this firm's docket include Sylvia Chin-Caplan, Timothy J. Mason, Nicole Anne Caplan-Mason.
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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 Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC's case history below.
How many VICP cases has Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC filed?
Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC has filed 38 petitions in the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program with publicly-available decisions, between 2017 and 2026.
What is Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC's compensation rate?
Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC's overall compensation rate across 38 VICP cases is 61% (23 compensated).
How much has Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC won in VICP cases?
Cases filed by Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC have resulted in $2.2M 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 Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC handle?
Based on the cases on file, Law Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC's practice includes SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration), Other / multiple, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), Transverse myelitis, Seizure disorder, among other vaccine-related conditions.
FiledFinal judgementPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2023-09-252026-03-25Gregory WhitehouseTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$161,050
2022-02-252026-01-12Bret WoodSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCtetanus, diphtheria, and acellmyelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease (MOGAD)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$70,000
2021-12-162025-11-03G.K.Timothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCvaricelladisseminated varicella vaccine-strain viral disease; varicelcompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$85,628
2022-10-112025-09-17Matthew OrdunoTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylva Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$4,000
2024-09-302025-09-11Maria DemeloTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzaleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVentitlement_granted_pending_damagesBrian H. Corcoran
2022-09-072025-08-28L.O.Timothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLChuman papillomavirus (HPV)shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)dismissedBrian H. Corcoran
2024-02-022025-06-09Frank LopesNicole Anne Caplan-MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$57,517
2025-02-242025-04-01Maryann NadeauTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesBrian H. Corcoran
2020-04-022025-03-31Kenneth ClarkTimothy MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzaBell's palsy and hearing losscompensatedMindy Michaels Roth$100,000
2020-12-182024-10-25Rayford HardenTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$25,000
2021-01-042024-06-27Karen BeanSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzaleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$114,750
2021-01-112024-06-26Jill VelriTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$46,000
2022-11-212024-05-20Ilene Robinson SunshineNicole Anne Caplan-MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$100,000
2018-12-102024-05-17Cindy BarrientosSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC42.0yinfluenzasignificant aggravation of pre-existing transverse myelitis dismissedNora Beth Dorsey
2020-06-052024-04-29Jamie GuySylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCTdapencephalomyelitis/acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEMcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$75,000
2020-12-302024-04-10Thomas GothersTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)deniedBrian H. Corcoran
2021-01-042024-02-09Jeanne AndrewsTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesBrian H. Corcoran
2016-04-042023-09-05B.O.Sylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC1.1ypneumococcalaggravation of pre-existing epilepsy/seizure disorder, diagndeniedBrian H. Corcoran
2020-01-012023-08-03Francis ZilinskiTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, L.L.C.compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$70,000
2020-02-132022-12-06Maureen MillerTimothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$46,575
2018-02-142022-08-29Eric P. KaplanSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplaninfluenzatransverse myelitisdismissedMindy Michaels Roth
2018-08-022022-06-28V.K.Sylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCDTaPjuvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and uveitiscompensatedChristian J. Moran$135,000
2018-10-222022-02-08William LedererSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCTdapdouble vision and trochlear (forth) nerve palsycompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$47,500
2020-05-182022-01-18Ronald WalczakSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Offices of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCTdapGuillain-Barré syndromecompensatedThomas L. Gowen$155,000
2021-10-27Eric Kurtz, M.D.Timothy J. MasonLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenza (flu)shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesBrian H. Corcoran
2017-07-072021-09-15Lavell MaizeSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplaninfluenzasignificant aggravation of pre-existing Multiple Sclerosis (compensatedDaniel T. Horner$130,000
2019-09-122021-05-18Mariann BirdSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzaacute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (“AIDP”) andcompensatedChristian J. Moran$170,000
2017-09-282021-03-22Maria SwickiSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplaninfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administrationdismissedNora Beth Dorsey
2019-07-222021-03-09Deirdre MaguireSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCinfluenzaleft shoulder bursitis, subacromial tendinitis and associatecompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$143,873
2018-06-082020-09-23Ali FadhilSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLCTdapGuillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and optic neuritiscompensatedChristian J. Moran$80,000
2018-04-302020-07-14H.H.W.deathSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-CaplanDTaP, Hep B, IPV, Hib, pneumocdeathdismissedKatherine E. Oler
2012-02-092020-07-07LISA FAUP, on behalf of A.F., a minorSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC5.0yDTaP and IPsystemic juvenile idiopathic arthritisdeniedHerbrina Sanders Young
2015-10-072020-06-17Pitey MorganSupporting Diagnosis Sylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan, LLC54.0yinfluenzalongitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) / NeuromdeniedBrian H. Corcoran
2013-11-132019-09-27Steve LehrmanSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan36.9yinfluenzaGuillain-Barre SyndromecompensatedMindy Michaels Roth$107,145
2018-01-082019-09-03Ray A. GordonSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan58.0yinfluenzaGuillain-Barré syndromedismissedChristian J. Moran
2013-11-012019-06-27Matthew RuppertSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-CaplaninfluenzaMultiple Sclerosis (MS)compensatedThomas L. Gowen$205,000
2017-02-032019-05-29Raymonde L. ForjetteSylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplaninfluenzaright shoulder injurycompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$101,626
2002-10-012017-05-05R.A.Sylvia Chin-CaplanLaw Office of Sylvia Chin-Caplan1.0yMMRAutism Spectrum DisorderdeniedBrian H. Corcoran