Department File Number : | M201988953 |
Claim Number : | MM268007A |
Date Submitted : | 6/3/2019 |
Insurer Information | |||||
Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY | Primary | ||||
Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
36-2950161 | |||||
Insurer Contact Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | CRYSTAL | L | ALSTON-BAYTON | ||
Street Address | |||||
4600 COX ROAD | |||||
City | State | Zip | |||
GLEN ALLEN | VA | 23060 | |||
Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
(804) 864 - 3731 | (855) 662 - 7535 | CALSTONBAYTON@MARKELCORP.COM |
Insured Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | BHAVIK | M | PATEL | ||
Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
Licensed | 15745 SCRIMSHAW DR SUITE 320 | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
TAMPA | FL | 33624 | Hillsborough | ||
Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
MM823736 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |||
Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
Medical Doctor | |||||
License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
ME105219 | Internal Medicine - No Surgery |
Injured Person Information | |||||
First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
M | Hillsborough | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | |||
Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
Emergency Room | |||||
Name of Institution | Code | ||||
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL NORTH | 23960100 | ||||
Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
Patients' Room | |||||
Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
5/27/2011 | 9/12/2013 |
Diagnostic Information | |||||
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
HIV TOXOPLASMOSIS PERMANENT NEUROLOGICAL INJURY | |||||
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
AFTER UNDIAGNOSED HIV MENINGTITIS AND TOXOPLASMOSIS RESULTING FROM VISITS TO ER WITH DISCHARGES AND NO NOTIFICATIONS OF TEST RESULTS PT SUFFERED PERMANENT INJURY | |||||
Diagnostic Code : | |||||
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
*NR | |||||
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
The plaintiff presented to the Emergency department on two occasions and was treated and released. On the third visit, weeks later, he was admitted and diagnosed with meningitis and HIV and was treated by the three insured hospitalists as well as neurologists and infectious disease physicians. He was released. Positive results for toxoplasmosis came in following his discharge, but no one notified him. Two days later, he went to another emergency department where he was diagnosed with toxoplasmosis and treatment for that condition was instituted, but he sustained permanent neurological injury. The ED group from the first two visits, our insureds, the neurologists, the infectious disease physicians, and the hospital are or have been defendants in the case. | |||||
Severity Of Injury | |||||
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung. |
Legal Information | |||||
Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
1/23/2014 | 14CA000337 | ||||
County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
Hillsborough | 3/8/2019 | ||||
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF FLORIDA LLC BAYCARE HEALTH SYSTEM INC | |||||
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
More than 90 days, after suit filed and prior to or during the course of mandatory settlement conference. | |||||
Final Method of Claim Disposition | |||||
Settled by parties | |||||
Court Decision | Other | ||||
No Court Proceedings. | |||||
Arbitration | |||||
Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
Date of Payment | |||||
1/25/2019 |
Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $750,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $192,137 | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deductible | $162,566 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
NONE |
Updates | |
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