Dr. Dean E Altenhofen Medical Malpractice Cases

Indemnity Paid: $225,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FLORIDA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE JUA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-1625412
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	SUSAN			SPIELMAN
Street Address
5814 Reed Street
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340		(260) 486 - 0782	SUSAN.SPIELMAN@MEDPRO.COM

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Dean		E	Altenhofen
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		6110 N Davis Hwy
City		State	Zip Code	County
Pensacola		FL	32504	Escambia
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
FL003851		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME46652		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (PENSACOLA)		100025
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/19/2003		4/30/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Pregnancy
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Vaginal delivery of female child
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to prevent shoulder dystocia, failure to do C-Section
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Left arm and shoulder disabilities
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/21/2004			2004 CA 000169
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Escambia			12/28/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Dean E Altenhofen MD PA
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
12/4/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$225,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$23,391

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$9,003

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

N/A

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