Dr. JONATHAN BUTLER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JONATHAN BUTLER, MD

3312 COLLEGE STREET

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HOMELAND INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
52-1568827
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Mike			Clark
Street Address
199 Scott Swamp Road
City				State	Zip
Farmington				CT	06032
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(860) 321 - 2544		(877) 256 - 5067	mclark@onebeaconpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jonathan			Butler
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3312 COLLEGE STREET
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32205	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MFL-0447-10		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Other			Registered Nurse
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
RN9243063

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL-HEARTLAND MEDICAL CENTER LAKE PLACID		120013
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/4/2009		2/24/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
PATIENT HAD A SUBTOTAL COLECTOMY SECONDARY TO COLON CANCER. POST OPERATIVELY HE DEVELOPED ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND RAPID VENTRICULAR RESPONSE IN THE PACU. THE PHYSICIAN ORDERED THE PT TO RECEIVE BETA BLOCKERS AND LOVENOX EVERY 12 HOURS.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
LOVENOX WAS ORDERED TO BE GIVEN EVERY 12 HOURS AT 9 AM AND 9 PM. HOWEVER THE FIRST DOSE WAS GIVEN WHEN IT WAS FIRST ORDERED AT 3 PM. NURSE BUTLER DID NOT REVIEW THE CHART AND GAVE A DOSE AT 9 PM WHICH WAS ONLY 6 HOURS AFTER THE FIRST DOSE.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE LOVENOX, GIVEN TOO SOON AFTER THE FIRST DOSE, CAUSE A RETROPERITONEAL BLEED. THIS RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL COMPLICATIONS INCLUDING THE NEED TO DO A SPLENECTOMY. THE PATIENT HAD A LONG COURSE OF RECOVERY WHICH INCLUDED FREQUENT INFECTIONS AND PNEUMONIA.
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
7/19/2011			GC11-487
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Highlands			12/20/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$50,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$19,415

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$25,000

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Not known at this time

*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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