Whitfield & Eddy Law

Law Firm · Petitioner Practice VICP Petitioner Practice Last verified
Cases filed
17
Comp rate
65%
Total awarded
$1.5M
Tenure
2016–2025
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Whitfield & Eddy Law is a U.S. law firm whose name appears on 17 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The firm's filings on file span 2016-2025, with a compensation rate of 65%. Cases on file have produced $1.5M in total awards. The attorneys appearing on this firm's docket include Zachary James Hermsen, Bryn E. Hazelwonder, Thomas S. Reavely.
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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 Whitfield & Eddy Law's case history below.
How many VICP cases has Whitfield & Eddy Law filed?
Whitfield & Eddy Law has filed 17 petitions in the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program with publicly-available decisions, between 2016 and 2025.
What is Whitfield & Eddy Law's compensation rate?
Whitfield & Eddy Law's overall compensation rate across 17 VICP cases is 65% (11 compensated).
How much has Whitfield & Eddy Law won in VICP cases?
Cases filed by Whitfield & Eddy Law have resulted in $1.5M in total compensation awards from the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (visible-in-public-decisions only).
What kinds of vaccine injury cases does Whitfield & Eddy Law handle?
Based on the cases on file, Whitfield & Eddy Law's practice includes SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration), Other / multiple, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), Encephalitis / encephalopathy, Anaphylaxis, among other vaccine-related conditions.
FiledFinal judgementPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2021-01-112025-11-20Julie CavanaughZachary James HermsenWhitfield & Eddy Law; Whitfield & Eddy, PLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)deniedDaniel T. Horner
2021-07-092025-07-09M.K.S.Zachary J. HermsenWhitfield & Eddy Law1.0yTdapacute disseminated encephalomyelitis and/or myelin oligodendentitlement_granted_pending_damages
2024-06-262025-07-01Erin C. McKeeBryn E. HazelwonderWhitfield & Eddy, PLCinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$23,000
2024-10-032025-04-21Julie MertzZachary James HermsenWhitfield & Eddy LawinfluenzaGuillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)entitlement_granted_pending_damagesBrian H. Corcoran
2021-09-242024-08-28William R. EddingtonBryn E. HazelwonderWhitfield & Eddyinfluenzachronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathycompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$99,500
2022-09-202024-07-02Ronald J. BarronZachary J. HermsenWhitfield & Eddy LawinfluenzaChronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$90,000
2020-11-242024-05-01Carol KempkesZachary James HermsenWhitfield & Eddy Lawinfluenzaleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$105,939
2021-10-122023-09-22Adel CynolterBryn E. HazelwonderWhitfield & Eddy, PLCmeningococcal (MCV4P)anaphylaxis and its mucosal manifestation as Lipshütz ulcer dismissed
2018-01-242022-12-21K.G.Thomas Reavely, Zachary James HermsenWhitfield & Eddy, P.L.C.; Whitfield & Eddy Law48.0yinfluenzaGuillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and/or Chronic Inflammatory DecompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$117,499
2020-06-092022-06-10Charlene PressleyZachary James HermsenWhitfield & Eddy Lawinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedBrian H. Corcoran$100,000
2020-06-092022-01-27Kiley LoganZachary HermsenWhitfield & Eddy Lawinfluenzaright shoulder injury related to vaccine administrationcompensatedBrian H. Corcoran$58,933
2018-02-022021-03-25Glenn FreieZachary Hermsen .Whitfield & Eddy, PLCPrevnar 13Axonal Sensorimotor PolyneuropathydismissedMindy Michaels Roth
2018-09-282020-06-16Sheri L. BerrierZachary HermsenWhitfield & Eddy Lawinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensatedMindy Michaels Roth$73,000
2017-05-052019-06-25David Robin CurtisZachary James HermsenWhitfield & Eddy LawMMRexacerbation of severe dry eyes and mouthcompensatedDaniel T. Horner$5,000
2017-08-252019-02-08Rebecca J. McDowellZachary James HermsenWhitfield & Eddy Lawinfluenzaleft shoulder injurycompensatedNora Beth Dorsey$73,126
2017-01-312018-06-08Kyle James WetterlingZachary HermsenWhitfield & Eddy LawTdapneuropathic leg and foot pain, weakness, fatigue, fever, losdismissedMindy Michaels Roth
2013-07-312016-08-30Megan MorganThomas S. ReavelyWhitfield & Eddy, P.L.C.HPVulcerative colitiscompensatedThomas L. Gowen$800,000