Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp

Law Firm · Petitioner Practice VICP Petitioner Practice Last verified
Cases filed
14
Comp rate
43%
Total awarded
$1.0M
Tenure
2014–2025
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Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp is a U.S. law firm whose name appears on 14 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The firm's filings on file span 2014-2025, with a compensation rate of 43%. Cases on file have produced $1.0M in total awards. The attorneys appearing on this firm's docket include Elaine W. Sharp.
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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 Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp's case history below.
How many VICP cases has Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp filed?
Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp has filed 14 petitions in the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program with publicly-available decisions, between 2014 and 2025.
What is Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp's compensation rate?
Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp's overall compensation rate across 14 VICP cases is 43% (6 compensated).
How much has Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp won in VICP cases?
Cases filed by Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp have resulted in $1.0M 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, Sharp & Sharp handle?
Based on the cases on file, Whitfield, Sharp & Sharp's practice includes Other / multiple, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Syncope, Small fiber neuropathy, among other vaccine-related conditions.
FiledFinal judgementPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2018-08-012025-02-27A.B.Tdapneurocardiogenic syncopedismissed
2022-09-302023-12-12Dianne Fitzgibbonsinfluenzasmall fiber neuropathydismissed
2019-10-072022-06-08Teresa Prideinfluenzaaseptic reactive synovitis of the bilateral knees, immune-medismissed
2020-02-032022-03-30Anne Jacqueline KiteinfluenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensated$150,000
2017-09-272017-11-14Anthony SclafaniinfluenzaGuillain Barré Syndromecompensated$320,000
2013-09-162016-09-22Michele LemaireDTaPanaphylaxis reactiondismissed
2008-10-162016-09-16Donna J BumbaloughinfluenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”)compensated$50,000
2014-03-242016-07-05Hannah Baionainfluenzachronic pain, abdominal pain, sacroiliitis, migraine headachdismissed
2008-04-222016-03-14S.H.DTaPAutism spectrum disorder; mitochondrial disorderdenied
2008-04-222016-03-14O.H.MMRautism spectrum disorderdismissed
2011-07-112016-03-07Asia Copperthitedeath7moPediarix; Hib; Prevnarseizure disorder and death allegedly following Pediarix, Hibcompensated$254,907
2015-09-012015-11-06Jeffrey Edgarinfluenzaswelling and pain in his hands and jointscompensated$2,500
2013-08-122014-05-16Britteny Dewsdeath19.0yHPVdesmoplastic small round cell cancerdismissed
2012-09-272014-05-01Charles WealandinfluenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)compensated$225,000