Department File Number : | M201679047 |
Claim Number : | 40-007800 |
Date Submitted : | 7/12/2016 |
Insurer Information | |||||
Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Primary | ||||
Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
95-2575892 | |||||
Insurer Contact Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Joseph | McCrary | |||
Street Address | |||||
31051 Agoura Rd | |||||
City | State | Zip | |||
Westlake Village | CA | 91361 | |||
Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
(818) 874 - 1664 | joe.mccrary@farmersinsurance.com |
Insured Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | HOANG | DUONG | |||
Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
Licensed | 1150 N 35TH AVE #300 | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
HOLLYWOOD | FL | 33021 | Lafayette | ||
Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
11777613 | $100,000,000 | $300,000,000 | |||
Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
Medical Doctor | |||||
License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
ME80010 | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Pain Management |
Injured Person Information | |||||
First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
M | Broward | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | |||
Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
Other Location | RADIOLOGY | ||||
Name of Institution | Code | ||||
MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL(HOLLYWOOD) | 100038 | ||||
Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
Radiology, Emergency Room | |||||
Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
5/19/2002 | 2/5/2003 |
Diagnostic Information | |||||
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
Extensive, long segment of arterial dissection (from the proximal cervical segment of the L. internal carotid artery as far as distally as the skull base at the level of the carotid canal). Very poor antegrade flow in the L. carotid artery was also present. | |||||
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
Deployment of four (4) overlapping, self-expanding, nitinol stents from the skull base to the level of the carotid bulb. When a subsequent control angiogram indicated a continuing flow problem beyond the most distal stent, an additional angioplasty was performed on the remaining problem segment of the L. internal carotid artery. Two hours later, patient exhibited signs of a reperfusion injury. Patient underwent an emergency craniotomy and hematoma evacuation with persistent hemiparesis and functional decline afterwards. | |||||
Diagnostic Code : | |||||
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
Alleged unwarranted and/or improper performance of a L. carotid stenting procedure in response to signs of ischemic stroke, and alleged failure to provide proper informed consent in stenting procedure and risks of hyperperfusion injury. Plaintiffs further alleged that a perforated vessel by a micro-catheter caused a bleed. | |||||
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
46 YOM presented to ER with complaints of slurred speech, tingling to the right hand, difficulty formulating thoughts, and left ear pain/dizziness and signs and symptoms of ischemic stroke. Subsequently, patient was found to have severe occlusion of L. distal internal carotid artery. Medical intervention did not relieve signs and symptoms of ischemic stroke, surgical intervention was ruled out; when signs and symptoms persisted, patient then underwent endovascular stenting procedure that restored blood flow. However, the restored blood flow resulted in hemorrhagic stroke--a known risk of the procedure | |||||
Severity Of Injury | |||||
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis. |
Legal Information | |||||
Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
2/5/2003 | 04003336 | ||||
County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
Broward | 5/25/2016 | ||||
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
HOCHE M.D., JUBRAN A SHARMA M.D., HINA A KAPPLEMAN M.D., NEIL FELDBAUM M.D., DAVID M MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL BEACON HEALTHPLANS INPATIENT CLINICAL SOLUTIONS SURGERY GROUP OF SOUTH FLORIDA |
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Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
After 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 | |||||
Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $23,151,409 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $1,479,504 | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $385,339 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $8,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
No risk management services are provided to this insured. |
Updates | |
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