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How many VICP cases has Nemes, Rooney P.C. filed?

Nemes, Rooney P.C. has filed 45 petitions in the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program with publicly-available decisions, between 2015 and 2025.

What is Nemes, Rooney P.C.'s compensation rate?

Nemes, Rooney P.C.'s overall compensation rate across 45 VICP cases is 69% (31 compensated).

How much has Nemes, Rooney P.C. won in VICP cases?

Cases filed by Nemes, Rooney P.C. have resulted in $2.3M in total compensation awards from the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (visible-in-public-decisions only).

What kinds of vaccine injury cases does Nemes, Rooney P.C. handle?

Based on the cases on file, Nemes, Rooney P.C.'s practice includes SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration), Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), Other / multiple, Transverse myelitis, Encephalitis / encephalopathy, among other vaccine-related conditions.

Nemes, Rooney P.C. — 45 VICP Cases, $2.3M Won, 69% Comp Rate (2015–2025)

Filed	Final judgement	Petitioner	Attorney	Firm	Age at Vaccination	Vaccine	Condition	Outcome	Special Master	Award
2021-10-21	2025-10-15	E.M.	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)	compensated	Nora Beth Dorsey	$134,000
2021-10-20	2025-07-30	Stephen Hickner	Scott William Rooney	Nemes Rooney, P.C.; Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	influenza vaccine	chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)	dismissed	Herbrina Sanders Young	–
2023-01-19	2025-05-08	April Kiekintveld	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	influenza	shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$40,000
2023-02-23	2024-12-05	Aaron LaBelle	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	influenza	shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$7,500
2023-09-12	2024-12-05	Jonathan Schneider	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	influenza	shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$95,000
2016-04-13	2024-10-21	Victoria Pusateri	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	15.4y	HPV	significant aggravation of her immunodeficiency disorder, in	dismissed	Thomas L. Gowen	–
2020-12-23	2024-09-27	Allison A. Hayes	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	Tdap	shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$55,000
2020-06-02	2024-08-07	Richard Jaye	Scott Rooney	Nemes Rooney, P.C.	72.0y	pneumococcal	Guillain-Barré syndrome	denied	Brian H. Corcoran	–
2019-09-19	2024-06-04	Debra Heath	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	influenza	unilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss	dismissed	Daniel T. Horner	–
2021-09-27	2024-05-16	Kimberly Beth Garrett	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$100,000
2021-11-22	2024-05-03	Shannon Lynne Brodeur	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	influenza	shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$30,000
2022-02-22	2023-11-03	Cheryl Maxheimer	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	influenza	shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$25,639
2020-12-28	2023-06-06	Scott Southerland	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$12,500
2021-01-26	2022-08-09	Vincent R. Bedognedeath	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	influenza	Guillain-Barré syndrome	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$127,500
2019-01-22	2022-06-16	Christine Heil	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	influenza	right arm and shoulder pain	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$51,294
2020-04-09	2022-06-16	Mary Fiolek	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	hepatitis A	shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$45,000
2020-08-27	2022-05-23	Linda Schweder	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	influenza	Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$251,980
2016-06-30	2021-04-20	Danielle Jennings	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	13.0y	HPV	asthma/breathing problems	denied	Christian J. Moran	–
2017-09-13	2021-03-11	J.D.	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	Pentacel	acute flaccid myelitis (AFM)	dismissed	Thomas L. Gowen	–
2014-10-09	2020-12-08	Sharon Thomas	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes Rooney P.C.	–	Tdap	anaphylactic reaction, optic neuritis, and permanent blindne	compensated	Christian J. Moran	$25,000
2018-09-20	2020-09-10	Estate of Brian Walker	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	demyelinating condition affecting her lower extremities	dismissed	Thomas L. Gowen	–
2014-01-24	2020-08-28	J.P.	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes Rooney P.C.	3.1y	varicella	Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)	denied	Thomas L. Gowen	–
2018-08-08	2020-07-14	Robert Jamison	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$31,515
2018-10-15	2020-04-28	Lisa Sinko	Scott Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$40,000
2018-03-01	2020-03-23	Gerald Kiel	Scott Rooney	Nemes Rooney, P.C.	–	influenza	left shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRV	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$55,000
2018-06-19	2019-08-29	Rhett Malpass	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	left shoulder injury	compensated	Nora Beth Dorsey	$88,015
2011-11-14	2019-07-29	R.S.	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza (flu)	Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and/or Chronic Inflammatory De	compensated	Thomas L. Gowen	$327,789
2017-09-22	2019-05-28	R.C.	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	IPV	febrile seizures	dismissed	Christian J. Moran	–
2017-11-13	2019-05-09	Lori Welch	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) an	dismissed	Thomas L. Gowen	–
2017-12-19	2019-05-01	Thirza Arlene Bagleydeath	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	herpes simplex virus encephalitis	dismissed	Brian H. Corcoran	–
2019-02-22	2019-04-17	Jill Silver	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)	compensated	Nora Beth Dorsey	$28,000
2017-09-14	2019-02-27	Kehkahsan Khatoon	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)	compensated	Nora Beth Dorsey	$18,000
2017-11-15	2018-12-07	Nathen DiMaggio	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	HPV	peroneal neuropathy	dismissed	Thomas L. Gowen	–
2017-09-11	2018-11-05	James Daniel Parlette	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	Guillain-Barre syndrome	compensated	Brian H. Corcoran	$85,000
2017-09-20	2018-08-16	Cathy Mullen	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	Parsonage-Turner syndrome	dismissed	Laura D. Millman	–
2017-11-15	2018-03-01	Richard George Laux	William Scott Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	influenza	Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)	compensated	Nora Beth Dorsey	$55,000
2017-08-16	2018-02-02	Cynthia Smith	Scott William Rooney	Nemes Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)	compensated	Nora Beth Dorsey	$85,000
2013-08-15	2016-12-07	S.F.	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	DTaP, IPV, MMR, Varicella	encephalitis	compensated	Thomas L. Gowen	$80,000
2015-05-07	2016-06-22	N.S.	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes Rooney, P.C.	–	MMR	juvenile idiopathic arthritis	compensated	Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman	$20,000
2015-01-06	2016-05-19	Martin Crowley	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B; Teta	Guillian-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”)	compensated	Thomas L. Gowen	$66,448
2015-08-26	2016-05-18	Hans Varblow	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, PC	–	influenza	left shoulder injury	compensated	Nora Beth Dorsey	$35,000
2014-09-02	2015-11-06	Kaye Ann Tufts	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	transverse myelitis	compensated	Thomas L. Gowen	$200,000
2012-12-13	2015-05-27	Kristen Olson	Scott W. Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	influenza	Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)/Gui	compensated	Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman	$85,000
2012-02-15	2015-03-13	Kortney Meadows	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney P.C.	–	HPV	idiopathic transverse myelitis	denied	Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman	–
2015-02-18	2015-03-11	Robert Handeyside	Scott William Rooney	Nemes, Rooney, P.C.	–	–	Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)	compensated	Nora Beth Dorsey	$1,713

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