In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

Filed: July 29, 2019

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MILAN SEDLACEK, * No. 17-1226V

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Petitioner, * Special Master Sanders

v. *

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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Stipulation for Award; Influenza (“flu”)

AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Vaccine; Chronic Inflammatory 

* Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (“CIDP”) 

Respondent. *

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Ronald C. Homer, Conway, Homer, PC, Boston, MA, for Petitioner.

Daniel A. Principato, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

DECISION1

On September 11, 2017, Milan Sedlacek (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for compensation 

pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 to -34 

(2012). Petitioner alleged that the influenza (“flu”) vaccine he received on October 8, 2014 caused 

him to develop Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (“CIDP”). See Stip. at 1, 

ECF No. 42. Petitioner further alleged that he experienced the residual effects of his injury for 

more than six months. Id.

On July 26, 2019, the parties filed a stipulation in which they state that a decision should 

be entered awarding compensation to Petitioner. Id. at 2. Respondent denies that the flu vaccine 

caused Petitioner’s alleged CIDP, or any other injury. Id. Nevertheless, the parties agree to the 

joint stipulation, attached hereto as Appendix A. I find the stipulation reasonable and adopt it as 

the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.

 

1 This decision shall be posted on the website of the United States Court of Federal Claims, in 

accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, § 205, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 

(codified as amended at 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012)). This means the Decision will be 

available to anyone with access to the Internet. As provided by Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party 

has 14 days within which to request redaction “of any information furnished by that party: (1) that 

is a trade secret or commercial or financial in substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) 

that includes medical files or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b).

2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755.
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The parties stipulate that Petitioner shall receive the following compensation:

A lump sum of $230,000.00 in the form of a check payable to 

[P]etitioner. This amount represents compensation for all damages 

that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).

Id.

I approve the requested amount for Petitioner’s compensation. Accordingly, an award 

should be made consistent with the stipulation.

In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of 

Court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’ stipulation.3

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Herbrina D. Sanders

Herbrina D. Sanders

Special Master

 

3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment is expedited by the parties’ joint filing of 

notice renouncing the right to seek review.