Dr. JANE BISTLINE, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JANE BISTLINE, MD

3510 NW 27th Ave

Boca raton, FL

33434

Palm Beach

Court Case # 2006 CA 002602

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200642822
Claim Number :	59-128501
Date Submitted :	10/20/2006

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
13-4235490
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY
Street Address
3200 ne 14th street
City				State	Zip
pompano beach				FL	33062
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 788 - 5473	5610		claims@picinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JANE			BISTLINE
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3510 NW 27th Ave
City		State	Zip Code	County
Boca raton		FL	33434	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
131741		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME64772		Anesthesiology - Pain Management

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Special Procedure Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/15/2004		11/23/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Cervical Disc Herniations, degenerative Disc Disease and Central Stenosis.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
A Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis alleged in this case.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
This case involved an allegation from a then 39 y/o married female patient that our insured inappropriately injured her spinal cord during the 12-15-04 cervical epidural injection which resulted in neurological deficits on the left side of her body.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/15/2006			2006 CA 002602
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			9/29/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Palm Beach Pain Management Inc.
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
9/29/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$8,470

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$3,442

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$187,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$3,000	$0
Wage Loss	$60,000	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

This case has been discussed with Defense Counsel and the Claims department.

Updates

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Court Case # 2015 CA 007259 AH

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201679599
Claim Number :	15-0132-A-13
Date Submitted :	9/1/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Dionysia			Lawson
Street Address
560 Davis Street
City				State	Zip
San Francisco				CA	94111
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(415) 735 - 2013		(415) 735 - 2097	dlawson@norcalmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jane			Bistline
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2031 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. Suite 100
City		State	Zip Code	County
West Palm Beach		FL	33409	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MG000301		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME64772		Anesthesiology

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
CENTRAL PALM BEACH SURGERY CENTER LTD		147
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/12/2013		6/3/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Burning, severe cervical pain and numbness post procedure (cervical discetomy)
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Insured prescribed Gralise and Roxicodone; informed patient to follow up with surgeon.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Evaluation did not go far enough regarding patient's post operative neurological and motor defecits
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient is a quadriplegic
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/21/2015			2015 CA 007259 AH
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			5/11/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Columbia Hospital LP dba West Palm Hosp.HCA, Inc entral Palm Beach Surgery Ctr CPBS Management, National Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery, PA Mendel, Richard Bistline Interventional Pain Management, Inc nterventional Pain, LLC
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
5/11/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$36,438

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

Circumstances of this case were discussed with the insured and risk management was notified. Risk management discussed the case with the insured.

Updates

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