STATISTICAL REPORT FOR THE

FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2014 - SEPTEMBER 30, 20151

During the fiscal year, October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015, the Court of Federal Claims

disposed of 638 complaints and 676 vaccine petitions. Except for a number of these cases in

which no given amounts were claimed, the total amount claimed was $211,811,626,000.00. Of

the cases disposed, the court rendered judgments for claimants in the sum of $930,901,654.41 

(annuity amounts are included in this figure) of which $84,619,069.55 carried interest. A

number of these judgments were based on settlements between parties. The Court of Federal

Claims rendered no money judgments for the United States on counterclaims or offsets. Under

its non-monetary jurisdiction (bid protest jurisdiction), the court’s filings rose by 43% and the

court’s dispositions of these cases rose by 24% over the previous fiscal year (124 contract cases

seeking injunctive or declaratory relief). Each January, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 791(c), the clerk

transmits to Congress a statement of all the judgments rendered by the Court of Federal Claims

which notes the names of the claimants, the amounts, the dates of entry, the nature of the claims,

and the disposition for all judgments entered the previous fiscal year.

Case filings increased in fiscal year 2015 for both general jurisdiction cases and vaccine injury

compensation cases. General jurisdiction cases increased by 13% while vaccine petitions

increased by 26%. Many of the general jurisdiction case filings in fiscal year 2015 were of

increased complexity and national significance. For example, 18% of general jurisdiction cases

filed this past fiscal year contained multiple plaintiffs, and 12% involved intervening parties.

Total case terminations increased 4% from 1,265 in fiscal year 2014 to 1,314 in fiscal year 2015.

Pending cases at the close of the fiscal year increased 4% from 2,528 on September 30, 2014 to

2,634 on September 30, 2015.

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The statistics referenced in this report were generated on October 5, 2015.
REPORT OF THE U.S. COURT of FEDERAL CLAIMS

for the period

10/1/2014 - 9/30/2015

Nature of suit PENDING

10/1/14

FILED

FY 15

REOPENED

FY 15

DISPOSED

FY 15

PENDING

9/30/15

Tax 192 59 2 78 174

Contract** 709 119 2 149 681

Civilian Pay 59 20 2 28 53

Military Pay 49 43 1 41 52

Common Carrier 1 0 0 1 0

Copyright/Patent 37 10 0 15 32

Native American 20 12 1 11 21

Oil Spill 0 0 0 0 0

Taking 208 87 2 76 220

Contract/Injunction 30 133 3 124 42

CLA Review 0 0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous 97 123 3 111 111

INCC Transfer 0 0 0 0 0

INFO Reward 1 0 0 0 1

Spent Nuclear Fuel 17 4 0 4 17

TOTAL * 1420 610 16 638 1404

VACCINE

All Natures of Suit

Except Thimerosal

and Trivalent

Influenza

355 1 314 650

Thimerosal 0 0 12 17

Trivalent Influenza 448 5 350 563

 TOTAL * 1104 803 6 676 1230

* These totals do not include Congressional Reference cases

** These totals do not include Contract Pre-Award or Post-Award Bid Protest Injunction cases. These figures are listed under

“Contract/Injunction”.
CONGRESSIONAL REFERENCE CASES

REPORT OF THE U.S. COURT of FEDERAL CLAIMS

for the period

10/1/2014 - 9/30/2015

Nature of suit PENDING

10/1/14

FILED

FY 15

DISPOSED

FY 15

PENDING

9/30/15

Tax 0 0 0 0

Contract 0 0 0 0

Civilian Pay 0 0 0 0

Military Pay 0 0 0 0

Common Carrier 0 0 0 0

Copyright/Patent 0 0 0 0

Native American 1 0 0 1

Oil Spill 0 0 0 0

Taking 0 0 0 0

Declaratory (Contr) 0 0 0 0

CLA Review 0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous 0 0 0 0

INCC Transfer 0 0 0 0

INFO Reward 0 0 0 0

Spent Nuclear Fuel 0 0 0 0

TOTAL: 1 0 0 1
SUMMARY

NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS DISPOSED OF * 638

NUMBER OF VACCINE PETITIONS DISPOSED OF 676

AMOUNTS CLAIMED $211,811,626,000.00

JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS/PETITIONERS ** $930,901,654.41 

AMOUNT OF ABOVE JUDGMENTS CARRYING INTEREST $84,619,069.55 

JUDGMENTS ON DEFENDANT’S COUNTERCLAIMS OR

OFFSETS

$0.00

AMOUNT OF THE ABOVE JUDGMENTS FOR DEFENDANT

ON ITS COUNTERCLAIMS OR OFFSETS CARRYING

INTEREST

$0.00

JUDGMENTS FOR THIRD PARTY PLAINTIFFS/PETITIONERS $0.00

* Includes Congressional Reference

** Annuity amounts included when available.
Appeals To The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015

Appeals pending October 1, 2014 102

Appeals filed October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015 136

Total 238

Mandates (not including vaccine cases): Total 131

Reversing (including Reversing in part) 4

Affirming U.S.C.F.C. Decision 87

Appeal Dismissed 37

Vacating 3

Appeals pending September 30, 2014 Total 107

Vaccine Mandates: 12

Reversing 0

Affirming Decision 8

Appeal Dismissed 4

Appeal Vacated 0

Note: Our court does not receive notices of appeal for vaccine cases so the only record we

have of a vaccine appeal is the CAFC mandate, hence they are listed separately.