Robert Thomas Madey v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) (2014)

On March 31, 2014, Geraldine S. Madey, as the personal representative of the deceased Robert Thomas Madey, filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

The petition alleged that Robert Thomas Madey received an influenza vaccine on September 8, 2010, and subsequently developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), which was a direct and proximate cause of his death on February 7, 2011. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused Mr.

Madey's alleged injury and death. Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, agreeing to an award of compensation.

Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. Geraldine S.

Madey was awarded a lump sum of $45,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all damages. Judgment was to be entered in accordance with the terms of the stipulation.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case. The attorneys involved were Peter Joseph Sarda for the petitioner and Traci R.

Patton for the respondent.