Dr. ANTHONY DECOTIS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ANTHONY DECOTIS, MD

131 NW Beal Parkway

Fort Walton Beach, FL

32548

Okaloosa

Court Case # 05-CA-2809

Indemnity Paid: $350,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200850020
Claim Number :	134256
Date Submitted :	8/13/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		PROASSURANCE INDEMNITY COMPANY, INC.
Street Address
13919 Carrollwood Village Run
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33618
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 969 - 2010		(813) 969 - 2120	SNorris@ProAssurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Anthony			DeCotis
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		131 NW Beal Parkway
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Walton Beach		FL	32548	Okaloosa
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP35712		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME45093		Rheumatology - No Surgery		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Okaloosa
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FORT WALTON BEACH MEDICAL CENTER		100223
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Physical Therapy Department
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/31/2003		11/18/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Rehabilitation post below knee amputation.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient admitted for rehabilitation including physical and occupational therapy.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to prescribe Lovenox to prevent DVT and PE which resulted in the patient's death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/5/2005			05-CA-2809
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Okaloosa			6/3/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center, Inc. Anthony DeCotis, M.D., P.A. Kenneth Haskin, M.D., P.A. Markowski, William Bluewater Orthopedics, P.A. White Wilson Medical Center
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After court verdict and prior to filing of notice of appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Disposed of by Court
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the defendant.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
6/5/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$350,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$166,608

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$65,989

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$350,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

Insured has discussed case with insurance company personnel, medical experts and defense counsel.

Updates

Date of Change:

8/13/2009 12:21:41 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	62841	65989
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	165318	166608
Indemnity Paid	0	350000

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Court Case # 2018-CA-4322

Indemnity Paid: $325,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M202091027
Claim Number :	229755
Date Submitted :	5/6/2020

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE INDEMNITY COMPANY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
63-0720042
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Tammie			Heifner
Street Address
100 Brookwood Place
City				State	Zip
Birmingham				AL	35209
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(205) 439 - 7923			theifner@proassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Anthony			DeCotis
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		131 Beal Parkway NW
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Walton Beach		FL	32548	Okaloosa
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP35712		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME45093		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Okaloosa
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA, THE		23960106
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Physical Therapy Department
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/9/2016		6/12/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Postoperative anterior cervical hematoma, post anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Postoperative anterior cervical hematoma, post anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No description of any misdiagnosis made of the patientÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â¿s actual condition
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Massive cervical disc herniation at C4-5 with cord compression.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/28/2019			2018-CA-4322
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Okaloosa			12/12/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Anthony Decotis MD PA
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within 90 days of suit being filed.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
1/7/2020

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$325,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$74,222

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$27,402

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$325,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

Insured discussed case with Defense Counsel, Insurance Personnel and Medical Experts.

Updates

No updates found.

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