Ward Black Law

Law Firm · Petitioner Practice VICP Petitioner Practice Last verified
Cases filed
94
Comp rate
80%
Total awarded
$13.3M
Tenure
2014–2024
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Ward Black Law is a U.S. law firm whose name appears on 94 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The firm's filings on file span 2014-2024, with a compensation rate of 80%. Cases on file have produced $13.3M in total awards. The attorneys appearing on this firm's docket include Nancy Routh Meyers, Nancy Routh Myers.
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Frequently asked questions about Ward Black Law

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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. Research Ward Black Law's case history below.
How many VICP cases has Ward Black Law filed?
Ward Black Law has filed 94 petitions in the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program with publicly-available decisions, between 2014 and 2024.
What is Ward Black Law's compensation rate?
Ward Black Law's overall compensation rate across 94 VICP cases is 80% (75 compensated).
How much has Ward Black Law won in VICP cases?
Cases filed by Ward Black Law have resulted in $13.3M in total compensation awards from the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (visible-in-public-decisions only).
What kinds of vaccine injury cases does Ward Black Law handle?
Based on the cases on file, Ward Black Law's practice includes Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), Other / multiple, SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration), Transverse myelitis, Encephalitis / encephalopathy, among other vaccine-related conditions.
FiledFinal judgementPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2021-02-172024-10-18Jeannie LoweryNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$76,365
2018-05-312022-05-19Mark D ScarletteNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré SyndromecompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$444,619
2019-05-312020-11-21Jeffrey Scott CantrellNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$166,256
2019-01-152020-10-29Wendy G. StricklanddeathNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$492,692
2018-11-052020-05-11Lisa K. MathisNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaanaphylaxiscompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$25,000
2018-08-242020-03-30Dolores GorczycaNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$174,100
2018-06-202020-03-16G.L.Nancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law, P.A.–Tdapidiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)compensatedKatherine E. Oler$69,189
2018-03-282020-01-24Leonard E. SmithNancy MeyersWard Black Law–influenzatransverse myelitiscompensatedMindy Michaels Roth$160,000
2016-04-252019-12-20Jeffrey A. BalesNancy MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barre SyndromecompensatedMindy Michaels Roth$1,090,662
2018-05-022019-11-18Matthew T. ManleyNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesBrian H. Corcoran–
2016-12-022019-10-22C.A.I.Nancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–inactivated polio virusdermatomyositiscompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$423
2018-06-202019-10-21Christy L. HarrupNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$135,000
2018-06-222019-09-11Candace M. BerlinNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaright shoulder injurycompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$110,000
2018-04-132019-08-30KIARA S. MASSEYNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–––dismissedThomas L. Gowen–
2018-07-302019-08-12Sarah L. IckesNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzashoulder tendonitis, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine AdmicompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$42,500
2018-05-172019-08-02Robert G. BakerNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$140,091
2018-04-232019-07-25Glenda C. VaughtersNancy MeyersWard Black Law–pneumococcalaseptic meningitisdismissedHerbrina Sanders Young–
2018-08-212019-07-16Norma Keller, Personal Representative of the Estate of Elizabeth KellerdeathNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$486,583
2018-03-232019-07-12Rufus D. ParkerNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)dismissedMindy Michaels Roth–
2018-06-112019-06-27Willis H. GibbsNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaangioedemacompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$105,000
2014-09-232019-06-26A.P.Nancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzasmall fiber neuropathy, Guillain-Barre syndrome (“GBS”) and compensatedThomas L. Gowen$963,944
2017-08-232019-06-21H.S.Nancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$6,740
2019-04-012019-05-10Susanna J. HowardNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré SyndromecompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$183,794
–2019-05-03Nathaniel J. BoonedeathNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzatransverse myelitiscompensatedHerbrina Sanders Young$175,000
2017-06-122019-04-19A.T.A.Nancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–rotavirusintussusceptioncompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$101,843
2018-04-172019-04-17MAUREEN COOKNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–––dismissedThomas L. Gowen–
2017-11-132019-04-10Tamara N. JacksonNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$152,117
2017-08-022019-02-15Alfred Wade, Jr., as Personal Representative of the Estate of Elaine D. WadeNancy MeyersWard Black Law–influenza and pneumococcal conacute disseminating encephalomyelitis (ADEM)compensatedMindy Michaels Roth$325,000
2017-05-052019-02-14Evangelina SalinasNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–pneumococcal conjugatecellulitis and sepsiscompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$45,096
2017-10-232019-02-13Douglas T. LesterNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barre syndromecompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$200,000
2016-05-202018-11-29Robert RhodesNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaTransverse MyelitiscompensatedThomas L. Gowen$20,000
2017-06-272018-11-21Stewart GoldsteindeathNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and complications from his illcompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$387,000
2016-09-292018-11-15Jennifer L. RatzlaffNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–TdapGuillan-Barré syndromecompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$80,000
2017-10-192018-10-19DOUGLAS H. MCELROYNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–––dismissedChristian J. Moran–
2017-09-122018-10-11Ofilia ArechigaNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$128,741
2017-06-122018-10-02Constance J. SabinsNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–TdSIRVA, bursitis, and tendinopathycompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$35,000
2015-04-082018-09-28Wendy A. AdamsNancy MeyersWard Black Law–influenzacerebellar ataxia and acute cerebellitiscompensatedMindy Michaels Roth$266,077
2017-06-142018-09-24Kathleen KnoxNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–Tdapadhesive capsulitiscompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$15,000
2017-02-272018-08-29J.R.Nancy R. MeyersWard Black Law––urticariadismissedChristian J. Moran–
2018-05-032018-08-24X.J.Nancy Myers .Ward Black Law–influenzatransverse myelitiscompensatedMindy Michaels Roth$63,497
2017-08-012018-08-22Stephanie C. SavageNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$67,742
2017-02-172018-08-08Candace M. BerlinNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaleft shoulder myositiscompensatedChristian J. Moran$8,000
2017-06-012018-07-10Gerardo CabelloNancy MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaleft sensorineural hearing lossunclear––
–2018-06-19Ms. IshamdeathNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzatransverse myelitiscompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$405,000
2017-01-012018-06-14ELIZABETH A. HARRISNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–––dismissedKatherine E. Oler–
2016-12-142018-06-04Virven WarrenNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barre SyndromecompensatedThomas L. Gowen$110,000
2017-01-172018-05-08Richard R. BernardNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–Hepatitis Bmyositis, with residual effects lasting more than six monthsdismissed––
2016-06-222018-03-30Lavon H. DrakeNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaparesthesia and cervical/cranial dystoniacompensatedChristian J. Moran$35,000
–2018-03-29DOROTHY FELIXNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–––dismissedKatherine E. Oler–
2017-04-102018-03-16Blanche BerkowitzNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–pneumococcal conjugateShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$30,000
2016-09-142018-03-12Ismael BlancoNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaChronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$190,000
2016-10-112018-02-08Kathaleen N. VuinovichNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–InfluenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$190,255
2017-12-052018-01-04Lisa A. LindmanNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaright shoulder injuries, including bursitiscompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$75,000
2017-03-022017-12-20Lonne MartinecNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaright shoulder bursitiscompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$55,000
2016-11-182017-10-11Deborah B. BrownNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzamultiple sclerosisdismissed––
2016-09-302017-09-06Tracy KuncaNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzapericarditiscompensatedHerbrina Sanders Young$7,500
2016-08-302017-08-30PATRICIA G. STEWARTNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–––dismissedBrian H. Corcoran–
2016-05-162017-08-04W.R.D.Nancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–DTaP, IPV, Hep B, Hib, PCV, RosynovitiscompensatedHerbrina Sanders Young$6,000
2016-10-112017-07-28Randy Blair DavisNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzapost-vaccine syndrome with demyelinating featurescompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$70,000
2016-09-272017-07-06Kyle BurtNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–TdapParsonage-Turner syndrome (brachial neuritis)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$40,000
2015-07-202017-06-29Brenda K. BarbeeNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law, P.A.–Tdapleft shoulder paincompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$65,000
2016-11-102017-06-27Amanda HolderNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$193,726
2016-01-142017-06-21D.J.Nancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$825,000
2016-01-052017-05-31L. Nicole MooreNancy MeyersWard Black Law–influenzatransverse myelitisdismissed––
2015-08-192017-05-18Efraim KamaraNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré SyndromecompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$800,000
2016-10-042017-05-10Doncella H. VoncannonNancy MeyersWard Black Law–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administrationcompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$108,000
2016-10-142017-03-28Irvin WalserNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaParsonage-Turner syndrome and brachial neuritiscompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$75,000
2016-10-072017-03-16Anthony CascianoNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$50,000
2016-09-272017-03-09Yvette A. SuomalaNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaBell's palsycompensatedHerbrina Sanders Young$15,000
2016-10-062017-03-09Jody R. SmithNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaexacerbation of chronic pain and myalgiacompensatedThomas L. Gowen$17,500
2015-05-122017-02-22B.H.Nancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaurticariacompensatedChristian J. Moran$4,000
2016-10-192017-02-15Paulette R. MilinerNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré SyndromecompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$200,000
2016-03-032017-01-25Charles A. HallNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaChronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (“CIDP”)compensatedChristian J. Moran$150,000
2016-03-172016-12-29Candace L. HolmesNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzapseudotumor cerebridismissedLisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman–
2015-03-252016-12-21V.M.I.Nancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–IPV and/or DTaPchronic urticariacompensated––
2015-11-252016-12-07James T. Patterson, Jr.Nancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$165,000
2015-12-152016-10-11Jamie J. DysonNancy MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$150,000
2015-08-192016-07-14Jose GabaldaNancy MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré syndromecompensatedLisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman$215,000
2015-09-302016-06-28Curtis V. BlankenshipNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré syndromecompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$151,824
2015-09-252016-06-21DIANE K JENKINSNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–––dismissedThomas L. Gowen–
2014-10-212016-06-15Steven McGeheeNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”), transverse myelitis (“TM”),compensatedChristian J. Moran$150,000
–2016-05-17ERIC G. CRAVERNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–DTap–dismissedNora Beth Dorsey–
2015-08-202016-05-12S.R.Nancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaleft shoulder injurycompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$211,750
–2016-03-04P. D.-L.Nancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–Tdappanuveitis, uveitis, and vasculitiscompensatedLaura D. Millman$50,000
2014-10-302016-02-03Valerie C. DobbinsNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain Barre SyndromecompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$175,000
2015-06-082016-01-29Christopher Aaron FitzwaterNancy MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”)compensatedNora Beth Dorsey$62,097
2014-11-252015-12-15Douglas A. DinunzioNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré SyndromecompensatedChristian J. Moran$498,000
2014-12-102015-12-01Brian DukesNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–TdapGuillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$200,000
2015-04-292015-10-16Sherry C. JohnsonNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré SyndromedismissedLisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman–
2014-09-162015-08-10Angela M. SmithNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)compensatedDenise K. Vowell$125,000
2014-07-102015-04-10Deborah N. CooperNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaacute disseminated encephalomyelitiscompensatedLisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman$237,500
2013-01-302014-09-25Michael Parker RittinerNancy Routh MeyersWard Black Law–Trivalent Influenzafatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, difficulty concentratingdismissedLisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman–
2011-04-292014-09-19Sean David MurphyNancy R. MeyersWard Black Law–influenzaGuillain-Barré syndromecompensatedChristian J. Moran–
2013-08-072014-04-14Gigi H. CorumNancy MeyersWard Black Law–influenzatransverse myelitiscompensatedLisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman$201,092