Widman Law Firm, LLC

Law Firm · Petitioner Practice VICP Petitioner Practice Last verified
Cases filed
43
Comp rate
37%
Total awarded
$1.3M
Tenure
2016–2026
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Widman Law Firm, LLC is a U.S. law firm whose name appears on 43 petitions in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The firm's filings on file span 2016-2026, with a compensation rate of 37%. Cases on file have produced $1.3M in total awards. The attorneys appearing on this firm's docket include Phyllis Widman, Bridget Candace McCullough.
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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 Widman Law Firm, LLC's case history below.
How many VICP cases has Widman Law Firm, LLC filed?
Widman Law Firm, LLC has filed 43 petitions in the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program with publicly-available decisions, between 2016 and 2026.
What is Widman Law Firm, LLC's compensation rate?
Widman Law Firm, LLC's overall compensation rate across 43 VICP cases is 37% (16 compensated).
How much has Widman Law Firm, LLC won in VICP cases?
Cases filed by Widman Law Firm, LLC have resulted in $1.3M in total compensation awards from the U.S. Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (visible-in-public-decisions only).
What kinds of vaccine injury cases does Widman Law Firm, LLC handle?
Based on the cases on file, Widman Law Firm, LLC's practice includes SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration), Other / multiple, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), Death, Seizure disorder, among other vaccine-related conditions.
FiledFinal judgementPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2023-08-092026-03-06Carolyn Worldsinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensated$33,825
2016-11-152026-02-10N.S.9moHibinfantile spasms and related seizures and neurodevelopmentaldenied
2018-12-192026-01-14Cynthia Jenkins59.0yinfluenzatinnitus, vertigo, headache, dural thickening, hearing loss,denied
2018-12-042025-11-26Eric Williams51.0yinfluenzapolymyalgia rheumaticadenied
2022-05-042025-10-28Salvatore Scireinfluenzaleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVdismissed
2018-09-282025-10-08Teresa Landrum43.0yinfluenzamast cell activation syndrome and alleged aggravation of muldismissed
2019-06-262025-09-03Donald C. Adamsdeath69.0yinfluenza; Pneumovax 23 (pneumcardiac arrest, anoxic brain injury, and deathdenied
2021-07-122025-08-11Laura Surace20.0yTdapvestibular/balance dysregulation/difficulty walking, myalgiadenied
2023-10-272025-07-30Clare Archerinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensated$72,751
2025-05-132025-06-17Patricia WhittemireTdapshoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)entitlement_granted_pending_damages
2020-11-092025-05-21Sandy M. Foukarakis42.0yinfluenzatransverse myelitis, optic neuritis, GBS/CIDP, and related ndenied
2024-03-202025-04-11Kimberly Palmerinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)entitlement_granted_pending_damages
2021-02-122025-03-31Christian M. Gatto16.0ymeningococcalGuillain-Barré syndromedenied
2021-10-202024-11-25Margaret Achanzar16.0yhuman papillomavirus (HPV)SIRVA and/or axillary nerve mononeuropathy/significant aggrapending
2022-08-202024-09-26Jose FernandezinfluenzaGuillain-Barre Syndromecompensated$140,000
2021-10-202024-06-14Melanie Cliverinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensated$110,000
2018-10-022024-05-08Erin M. Kinney22.0yinfluenza; MMRseizure disorder, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome dismissed
2021-11-092023-12-04Alisen HughesMMRchronic arthritis and/or rheumatoid arthritisdenied
2015-11-162023-08-16K.S.S.W.3moDTaPseizure disorder, encephalopathy, cortical visual impairmentdenied
2018-04-042023-08-03C.G.8.0yvaricellaacute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)denied
2017-10-182023-08-01Elaine Clark74.0yinfluenzarheumatoid arthritisdenied
2021-01-042023-04-07Hannah Sanat Elderinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensated$15,000
2015-06-162023-03-07Alayna McDonald14.0yHPVchronic fatiguedenied
2019-11-062023-02-22Rose Dworkisinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensated$23,500
2020-12-292022-12-23Katharine TowlenTdapshoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensated$141,351
2020-05-062022-11-07Diane Jebraninfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensated$192,686
2019-05-172022-06-09P.M.1.0yMMRsystemic juvenile idiopathic arthritisdenied
2020-08-242022-05-13Monique MaccaroneHPVleft shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVcompensated$51,110
2021-09-102022-03-23C.J.B.1.2yPentacel and pneumococcal conjencephalopathy, speech abnormality, language regression, anddenied
2019-08-072022-03-10Morgan MagyarHPV, hepatitis A, MCV 4, and mabdominal migraines, cyclic vomiting syndrome, postural tachdismissed
2018-05-142022-01-04Merrick Brunkermeningococcalmyalgias, headaches, unsteady movements, tics, chest pain, adismissed
2019-08-092021-12-23Frederick J. Kellyinfluenzaright shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (Scompensated$20,000
2018-05-232021-12-17James SeylazinfluenzaGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)compensated$87,500
2019-12-232021-12-13Gabriel MejiasTdapShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensated$45,000
2021-08-172021-09-20Alyson Guerrieroinfluenzashoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA)compensated$62,500
2019-08-092021-08-17Nikola ZaturoskiinfluenzaShoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA)compensated$42,000
2017-12-222019-07-03Sarah NealdeathTdapin utero death of her son, C.N., which in turn caused Petitidismissed
2017-05-222018-12-27Robert Meli70.0yinfluenzaGuillain-Barre Syndromecompensated$150,000
2016-07-122018-10-02Robert Brett Maxwellpneumococcal conjugateserum sickness, chronic serum sickness, inflammatory polyartcompensated$100,000
2017-12-222018-07-24C.N.death0moTdapstillborndismissed
2015-05-162017-07-10A.H.P.4moDTaPTable encephalopathy; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Acute and Chdismissed
2014-10-202017-03-15Garry Rehninfluenzareactive airway disease, acute respiratory distress, tachypndismissed
2015-08-272016-07-27Lornette Amelia LewisTdneurological symptoms of generalized Tetanus infectiondismissed