STATISTICAL REPORT FOR THE

FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2022 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

During the fiscal year, October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, the Court of Federal Claims 

disposed of 785 complaints and 1,287 vaccine petitions. Except for a number of these cases in 

which no given amounts were claimed, the total amount claimed was $25,034,990,000.00. Of the 

cases disposed, the court rendered judgments for claimants in the sum of $714,148,227.66

(annuity amounts are included in this figure if available) of which $165,778,076.31 carried 

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

Federal Claims rendered money judgments for the United States on counterclaims, offsets and/or 

sanctions in the sum of $44,578,337.78. Under its non-monetary jurisdiction (bid protest 

jurisdiction), there were 169 cases filed and the court disposed of 152. 

Case filings increased in fiscal year 2023 for both general jurisdiction cases and vaccine injury 

compensation cases. General1 jurisdiction cases increased by 28.5% while vaccine petitions 

increased by 13.4%. There were 295 general jurisdiction cases, approximately 28.2%, with 

multiple plaintiffs and 8.3% involved intervening parties. 

Total case terminations increased 11.5% from 1,858 in fiscal year 2022 to 2,072 in fiscal year 

2023. Pending cases at the close of the fiscal year increased 2.5% from 5,600 on September 30, 

2022, to 5,739 on September 30, 2023.

1 The statistics referenced in this report were generated on October 25th, 2023.
REPORT OF THE U.S. COURT of FEDERAL CLAIMS

for the period

10/1/2022 - 9/30/2023

Nature of suit PENDING

10/1/22

FILED

FY 23

REOPENED

FY 23

DISPOSED

FY 23

PENDING

9/30/23

Tax 124 65 1 76 107

Contract** 275 100 3 128 247

Civilian Pay 136 31 2 25 143

Military Pay 110 50 4 48 112

Common Carrier 5 0 0 0 5

Copyright/Patent 20 12 1 11 21

Native American 20 3 0 7 16

Oil Spill 0 0 0 0 0

Taking 840 359 3 93 1108

Contract/Injunction 62 169 0 152 79

CLA Review 0 0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous 138 229 0 215 152

INCC Transfer 0 0 0 0 0

INFO Reward 1 0 0 0 1

Spent Nuclear Fuel 16 2 0 2 16

Unjust Conviction 8 27 0 28 7

TOTAL * 1755 1047 14 785 2014

VACCINE

All Natures of Suit 

Except Thimerosal 

and Trivalent 

Influenza

1336 454 2 499 1291

Thimerosal 5 1 0 1 5

Trivalent Influenza 2501 712 5 787 2429

TOTAL * 3842 1167 7 1287 3725

* 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

10/1/2022 - 9/30/2023

Nature of suit PENDING

10/1/22

FILED

FY 23

DISPOSED

FY 23

PENDING

9/30/23

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 0 0 0 0

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: 0 0 0 0
SUMMARY

NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS DISPOSED OF * 785 

NUMBER OF VACCINE PETITIONS DISPOSED OF 1,287 

AMOUNTS CLAIMED** $25,034,990,000.00 

JUDGMENTS FOR PLAINTIFFS/PETITIONERS *** $714,148,227.66 

AMOUNT OF ABOVE JUDGMENTS CARRYING INTEREST $165,778,076.31 

JUDGMENTS ON DEFENDANT’S COUNTERCLAIMS, 

OFFSETS AND SANCTIONS

$44,578,337.78 

AMOUNT OF THE ABOVE JUDGMENTS FOR DEFENDANT 

ON ITS COUNTERCLAIMS, OFFSETS AND SANCTIONS 

CARRYING INTEREST

$363,279.64 

JUDGMENTS FOR THIRD PARTY PLAINTIFFS/PETITIONERS $0.00 

* Includes Congressional Reference

** Under judicial direction, the cap limiting amounts claimed in pro se cases was relaxed for 

case 23-1310 

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

October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023

Appeals pending October 1, 2022 125

Appeals filed October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023 150

Total 275

Mandates (not including vaccine cases): Total 95

Reversing (including Reversing in part) 4

Affirming U.S.C.F.C. Decision 55

Appeal Dismissed 36

Appeal Vacated 0

Appeals pending September 30, 2023 Total 144

Vaccine Mandates: Total 6

Reversing 0

Affirming Decision 6

Appeal Dismissed 0

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.