Gary J. Golkiewicz

Former Chief Special Master U.S. Court of Federal Claims · Office of Special Masters Last verified
Cases decided
25
Comp rate
4%
Total paid
$0
Tenure
1992–2012
Gary J. Golkiewicz served as Chief Special Master of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims during the early decades of the Vaccine Program. His name appears on early VICP decisions in this corpus, including cases from the 1990s and the Omnibus Autism Proceeding era.

Decision pattern

Kids vs adults compensation rate
Minors
6%16 cases
Adults
0%4 cases
Minors compensated 6 pts more often than adults
Comp rate — minors
6%
1 of 16 pediatric petitions
vs program 36% -30pt
Comp rate — adults
0%
0 of 4 adult petitions
vs program 63% -63pt

Comp rate by condition

FiledFinal judgementPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
2012-05-03A.H.not in record2moDTaP, IPV polio, hepatitis B, basal ganglia bleed and seizure disorderdeniedGary J. Golkiewicz
2007-03-132011-03-04Rachel HammittCurtis R. Webb4moDTaPSevere Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (SMEI)deniedGary J. Golkiewicz
2005-06-072010-03-19Pamela Doyle on behalf of KatelynPeter Harwood MeyersNational Law Center1.0yMMR; varicellaidiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)deniedGary J. Golkiewicz
2002-08-292009-01-16Jackson BonoJean S. Martin1.4yMMRpartial autistic syndromedismissedGary J. Golkiewicz
2005-09-162008-11-25Dr. Melissa CloerMari C. BushKay and Bush, LLC28.6yHepatitis BMultiple SclerosisdismissedGary J. Golkiewicz
2000-12-112008-01-07Finn HopkinsClifford J. ShoemakerShoemaker and Associates1.6yHIB, DTP, OPVbilateral sensorineural hearing lossdeniedGary J. Golkiewicz
2000-12-112007-12-14Ruby HopkinsClifford J. ShoemakerShoemaker and Associates4.0yHIB/DTP/OPVbilateral sensorineural hearing lossdeniedGary J. Golkiewicz
1999-08-042006-03-08Vera AnallaRonald Craig HomerConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.40.6yHepatitis Brheumatoid arthritisdeniedGary J. Golkiewicz
2005-08-192006-02-13Christopher George Wiley, IIIpro seUNK. DTPinjury from vaccinationsdismissedGary J. Golkiewicz
2005-03-22Ann Marie RymanRonald C. HomerConway, Homer & Chin-Caplan16.0yhepatitis Brheumatoid arthritisdeniedGary J. Golkiewicz
2004-01-152005-01-04Logan LeuzdeathLawrence R. Cohan and Heather J. LipsonAnapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman & Smalley, P.C.2moDTaP, Hib, Hepatitis B, PrevnadeathdismissedGary J. Golkiewicz
1999-08-042004-11-24Nancy ManvilleRonald Craig Homerhepatitis Brheumatoid arthritisdeniedGary J. Golkiewicz
1992-11-031997-12-03BillyE. James Thompson, Jr.DPTresidual seizure disorder and encephalopathydeniedGary J. Golkiewicz
1991-02-271996-02-27Patrice Seamonpro sedismissedGary J. Golkiewicz
1990-10-011995-08-21Edith ThorntonA. Leroy Toliver29.0ypoliocomplete paralysis, followed by crippling and debilitating pdismissedGary J. Golkiewicz
1990-09-251994-08-04Leonard Buccinot in recordcompensatedGary J. Golkiewicz
1992-04-161994-03-29Nicholas SongMilton Danon4moDTPresidual seizure disorder and encephalopathydismissedGary J. Golkiewicz
1990-01-261994-01-26Ms. StaplesJohn R. Brydon37.0yinactivated polio vaccine (IPVparalytic poliodeniedGary J. Golkiewicz
1993-04-06Dante UltimoClifford J. Shoemakerdiphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (alleged DPT-related seizure disorder; Table residual seizuredeniedGary J. Golkiewicz
1990-10-011993-03-19Karl Michael SchindlerLawrence S. Katkowsky14.5yoral polio vaccineparalytic poliomyelitis, Type 2deniedGary J. Golkiewicz
1993-01-27LonerganBoyd McDowell, IIIdismissedGary J. Golkiewicz
1990-09-101992-12-23Heather McCummingsKeith W. Donahoe7moDPT and OPVtransverse myelitisdeniedGary J. Golkiewicz
1990-06-101992-11-23David Mark Dodson, Harry Dodson and Patricia DodsonJames B. Dodson, Archie L. Haymanseizure disorderdismissedGary J. Golkiewicz
1995-01-132004-05-03Irene Baker GruberTimothy B. SaylorAllen Schulman & Assoc. Co., LPA6moDPTSevere Myoclonic Epilepsy (SME) with significant aggravationunclearGary J. Golkiewicz
2000-03-312003-07-02AlthenRonald C. Homertetanus toxoidoptic neuritis and subsequent demyelinating illnessunclearGary J. Golkiewicz