Viola Cummings and Lindsay, LLP

Law Firm · Petitioner Practice VICP Petitioner Practice Last verified
Cases filed
5
Comp rate
100%
Total awarded
$466K
Tenure
2015–2023
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Viola Cummings and Lindsay, LLP is a U.S. law firm whose name appears on 5 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The firm's filings on file span 2015-2023, with a compensation rate of 100%. Cases on file have produced $466K in total awards. The attorneys appearing on this firm's docket include John L. DeFazio.
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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 Viola Cummings and Lindsay, LLP's case history below.
How many VICP cases has Viola Cummings and Lindsay, LLP filed?
Viola Cummings and Lindsay, LLP has filed 5 petitions in the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program with publicly-available decisions, between 2015 and 2023.
What is Viola Cummings and Lindsay, LLP's compensation rate?
Viola Cummings and Lindsay, LLP's overall compensation rate across 5 VICP cases is 100% (5 compensated).
How much has Viola Cummings and Lindsay, LLP won in VICP cases?
Cases filed by Viola Cummings and Lindsay, LLP have resulted in $466K in total compensation awards from the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (visible-in-public-decisions only).
What kinds of vaccine injury cases does Viola Cummings and Lindsay, LLP handle?
Based on the cases on file, Viola Cummings and Lindsay, LLP's practice includes SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration), Other / multiple, neurologic, among other vaccine-related conditions.
FiledFinal judgementPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2021-03-012023-04-04Ronny BallinfluenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome / chronic inflammatory demyelinatingcompensated$184,885
2019-03-262021-03-04Michelle A. Millerinfluenzaleft shoulder impingement syndrome and Glenohumeral Internalcompensated$47,861
2018-05-212019-09-11Sheila ChilleTdapleft shoulder injurycompensated$62,500
2016-05-242017-04-26Kathleen Nolaninfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensated$120,416
2013-01-142015-09-17Kathleen OlszewskiTdapcellulitis and gastrointestinal symptoms due to antibiotic tcompensated$50,000