Dr. JAMES C SHEPPARD, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JAMES C SHEPPARD, MD

796 TRIPLE G ROAD

Indemnity Paid: $15,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-2950161
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CRYSTAL		L	ALSTONBAYTON
Street Address
4600 COX ROAD
City				State	Zip
GLEN ALLEN				VA	23060
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(804) 864 - 3731		(855) 662 - 7535	CALSTONBAYTON@MARKELCORP.COM

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JAMES		C	SHEPPARD
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		796 TRIPLE G ROAD
City		State	Zip Code	County
DE FUNIAK SPRINGS		FL	32433	Walton
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MM824995		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME12154		Physicians - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Prison
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		JAIL INFIRMARY
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/23/2013		7/22/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
CLMT PRESENTED TO MEDICAL STAFF WITH 2 SMALL SORES WITH SLIGHT DRAINAGE. SHE ALSO HAD HILLS AND MILD TEMPERATURE. REDNESS TO ABDOMEN AND THIGHS, MORE DRAINAGE AND HIGHER TEMPERATURES DEVELOPED DAYS LATER.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
WOUNDS WORSENED, PAIN WORSENED HOSPITALIZATION DELAYED CAUSINSING INFECTION TO DEVELOP AND S/P SURGERY AFTER MRSA DEVELOPED
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
FAILURE TO DIAGNOS THE PRESENSE OF MRSA
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
DELAY IN TREATMENT OF ANTIBIOTICS AND ESCALATION TO HOSPITAL TREATMENT CAUSING THE WOUND TO WORSEN AND MRSA TO DEVELOP S/P THE WOUND TO REQUIRE SURGICAL REMEDY
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/30/2015			2015-CA-527
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Walton			8/11/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During trial, but before court verdict.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Summary judgment for the defendant.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
7/17/2017

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$15,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$19,996

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$10,000

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

NONE

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