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 34% -28pt
Comp rate — adults
0%
0 of 4 adult petitions
vs program 65% -65pt

Comp rate by condition

FiledFinal judgementPetitionerAttorneyFirm Age at VaccinationVaccineCondition OutcomeSpecial MasterAward
–2012-05-03A.H.not in record–2moDTaP, IPV polio, hepatitis B, basal ganglia bleed and seizure disorderdeniedGary J. Golkiewicz–
2007-03-132011-03-04Rachel HammittCurtis R. Webb–4moDTaPSevere 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. Martin–1.4yMMRpartial 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 se––UNK. 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 Homer––hepatitis 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 se––––dismissedGary J. Golkiewicz–
1990-10-011995-08-21Edith ThorntonA. Leroy Toliver–29.0ypoliocomplete paralysis, followed by crippling and debilitating pdismissedGary J. Golkiewicz–
1990-09-251994-08-04Leonard Buccinot in record––––compensatedGary J. Golkiewicz–
1992-04-161994-03-29Nicholas SongMilton Danon–4moDTPresidual seizure disorder and encephalopathydismissedGary J. Golkiewicz–
1990-01-261994-01-26Ms. StaplesJohn R. Brydon–37.0yinactivated polio vaccine (IPVparalytic poliodeniedGary J. Golkiewicz–
–1993-04-06Dante UltimoClifford J. Shoemaker––diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (alleged DPT-related seizure disorder; Table residual seizuredeniedGary J. Golkiewicz–
1990-10-011993-03-19Karl Michael SchindlerLawrence S. Katkowsky–14.5yoral polio vaccineparalytic poliomyelitis, Type 2deniedGary J. Golkiewicz–
–1993-01-27LonerganBoyd McDowell, III––––dismissedGary J. Golkiewicz–
1990-09-101992-12-23Heather McCummingsKeith W. Donahoe–7moDPT and OPVtransverse myelitisdeniedGary J. Golkiewicz–
1990-06-101992-11-23David Mark Dodson, Harry Dodson and Patricia DodsonJames B. Dodson, Archie L. Hayman–––seizure 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. Homer––tetanus toxoidoptic neuritis and subsequent demyelinating illnessunclearGary J. Golkiewicz–