Dr. CLINTON G BUSH, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CLINTON G BUSH, MD

720 Southwest 2 Avenue, Suite 360

Gainesville, FL

32601

Alachua

Court Case # 01-03-CA-2781

Indemnity Paid: $300,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200639458
Claim Number :	122517
Date Submitted :	11/11/2008

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		ProNational Insurance Company
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	CLINTON		G	BUSH
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		720 Southwest 2 Avenue, Suite 360
City		State	Zip Code	County
Gainesville		FL	32601	Alachua
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP41050		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME25660		Surgery - Orthopedic		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Alachua
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
NORTH FLORIDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100204
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/4/2000		4/29/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Hip fracture requiring surgical repair.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Hemiarthroplasty.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Surgical needle which broke and became imbedded in bone during the procedure was intentionally left.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/21/2003			01-03-CA-2781
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Alachua			10/7/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
The Orthopedic Center of North Central Florida, P.A.
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 plaintiff.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
1/30/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$300,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$39,673

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$23,061

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$300,000

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:

1/26/2007 8:55:00 AM

Reason for Change:

Update to reflect additional expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	22519	23061
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	34980	37923

Date of Change:

11/11/2008 9:33:28 AM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	37923	39673

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