Dr. DAVID S SCHILLINGER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DAVID S SCHILLINGER, MD

3107 Stirling Road, Suite 300

Fort Lauderdale, FL

33312

Broward

Court Case # CACE 98-7439

Indemnity Paid: $1,000,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200955274
Claim Number :	E26453-01
Date Submitted :	7/11/2012

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 CASUALTY COMPANY
Street Address
2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 200
City				State	Zip
Miramar				FL	33027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 602 - 5834			mgonzalez@pronational.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	David		S	Schillinger
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3107 Stirling Road, Suite 300
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Lauderdale		FL	33312	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-3000566-02		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME44821		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery		0

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HOLLYWOOD MEDICAL CENTER		100225
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/18/1996		10/23/1997

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Grand mal seizure either caused by pulmonary embolism or a massive brain bleed.There was no autopsy.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
There was no operation, diagnostic, or treatment procedure performed.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to timely intubate a patient resulting in death.Patient presented to the ER after suffering a grand mal seizure at home and a second seizure in the ambulance 15 seconds prior to arrival at the ER.Patient arrived with a Glascow coma scale of 3 and had a past history of possible MS/Lupus/or Vasculitis, Diabetes, chronic anemia and right paraparesis.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/12/1998			CACE 98-7439
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			10/20/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Molin, Douglas Piroso, Ettore Hollywood Medical Center Oxenhandler, Scott Internal Medicine Associates of Hollywood, PA Ginsberg, Paul Emergency Care Specialists
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
Disposed of by Court
Court Decision			Other
Other			Settled on high/low agreement before verdict
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$1,000,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$134,701

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$42,947

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$1,000,000

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 claim with insurance personnel and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

2/3/2010 3:55:12 PM

Reason for Change:

The verdict was within the terms of the high/low agreement reached just before the jury reached a verdict.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Court Decision	Judgment for the plaintiff.	Other

Date of Change:

7/11/2012 11:00:09 AM

Reason for Change:

State Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	111010	134701
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	27168	42947

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