Joseph Hegedus v. HHS - Influenza, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) (2024)

Joseph Hegedus filed a petition on May 11, 2022, alleging that the influenza vaccine he received on August 25, 2020, caused him to develop Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP). The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused Mr.

Hegedus's injury or any other condition. Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on September 24, 2024, agreeing to award compensation to Mr.

Hegedus. Special Master Herbrina Sanders found the stipulation to be reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the court.

Mr. Hegedus was awarded a lump sum of $110,000.00, payable by check to Petitioner, as compensation for all damages.

The case was resolved via stipulation, with the respondent denying causation but agreeing to the award. Petitioner's counsel was Leah VaSahnja Durant, and respondent's counsel was Katherine Carr Esposito.

The public decision does not describe the onset, symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.