Dr. JEFFREY WATSON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JEFFREY WATSON, MD

615 Vonderburg Drive

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
27-3867083
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jody			Schwahn
Street Address
611 Druid Road E, Suite 512
City				State	Zip
Clearwater				FL	33756
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 581 - 6400	6400		jschwahn@physicianscasualty.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JEFFREY			WATSON
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		615 Vonderburg Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Brandon		FL	33511	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PCX-2015-1075		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME112198		Surgery - Orthopedic

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/14/2014		3/31/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Right distal radial fracture
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
This case involved a 23 year old patient who suffered a wrist injury in a car accident. The patient had surgery by co-defendant for her right distal styloid fracture.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The patient alleges that during a post-operative follow-up visit the insured should have recognized and treated the patient's malunited distal radius fracture and scapholunate ligament disassociation. The patient's sscapholunate was ultimately repaired a couple months later.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/18/2016			2016-CA-007823
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			1/4/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Goldsmith, Stuart
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
11/7/2018

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$25,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$12,845

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$13,219

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

Does Dr. JEFFREY WATSON, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. JEFFREY WATSON, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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