Dr. DAVID COLUMBUS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DAVID COLUMBUS, MD

2044 Trinity Oaks Blvd., Ste. 220

New Port Richey, FL

34655

Pasco

Court Case # 2010-CA-008517

Indemnity Paid: $380,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201160776
Claim Number :	10-09-0113-A
Date Submitted :	12/2/2011

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Melodee			Dixon
Street Address
7751 Belfort Parkway, Suite 100
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 296 - 2887	209	(904) 296 - 8919	mdixon@fldic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	David			Columbus
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2044 Trinity Oaks Blvd., Ste. 220
City		State	Zip Code	County
New Port Richey		FL	34655	Pasco
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MG000613		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS6675		Anesthesiology - Pain Management

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/24/2009		5/28/2010

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Back pain.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Cervical steroid spinal injection.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
12-level spinal fusion, recurrent urinary infections and bladder surgery.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/3/2010			2010-CA-008517
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pasco			6/2/2011
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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
5/6/2011

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$380,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$99,581

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

Circumstances of this case have been discussed with the Insured and Risk Management was notified.Risk Management has discussed the case with the Insured.

Updates

Date of Change:

12/2/2011 12:13:37 PM

Reason for Change:

Corrected ALAE expense.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	47304	99581

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