| Department File Number : | M201886982 |
| Claim Number : | 2011-08-221-009 |
| Date Submitted : | 11/12/2018 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 25-114949 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Kaye | Monello | |||
| Street Address | |||||
| 2985 Drew Street | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Clearwater | FL | 33759 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (727) 754 - 9268 | (727) 519 - 1276 | kaye.monello@baycare.org | |||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Donald | Straub | |||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Self-Insurer | 4301 N. Habana Avenue | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Tampa | FL | 33607 | Hillsborough | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| 839-6544 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Osteopathic Physician | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| OS7140 | Surgery - General | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL | 100075 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Patients' Room | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 6/14/2010 | 9/20/2011 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| 50 yo male presented to ED after being involved in MVA 2-3 days prior. He complained of neck, back, shoulder and left sided pain. He had dyspnea. He was found to have a splenic rupture and was admitted to ICU. He was observed and did well. Plans were made for discharge when he became diaphoretic and developed severe abdominal pain. CT showed increasing hematoma. He was monitored and non-operative management was planned in an effort to preserve the spleen. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| CT Splenic Artery Embolization and placement of Vena Cava Filter. The patient was stable and was discharged on 6/23/10. Office follow up showed the patient was doing well but later developed abdominal pain that was worrisome for rupture of the hematoma surrounding the spleen. He was admitted on 7/29/10 and was taken to surgery for removal of the spleen after drains previously placed by CT failed to resolve the mass. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| *NR | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Alleged failure to properly evaluate the degree of splenic injury, perform timely laparotomy and failure to coordinate post discharge follow up and monitoring. Dr. Straub did not see the patient again after 6/20/14 as he was out of town and he did not write a discharge order.. The case against him was dismissed prior to the overall resolution of the case. This report is being submitted due to legal expense costs being > than $5,000. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 1/26/2012 | 12-00982 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Hillsborough | 4/7/2017 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| St. Joseph's Hospital HealthPoint Medical Group | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| No Payment Made | |||||
| Court Decision | Other | ||||
| No Court Proceedings. | |||||
| Arbitration | |||||
| Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
| Date of Payment | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $199,471 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Any risk issues have been addressed. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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