Dr. JOSEPH PILKINGTON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOSEPH PILKINGTON, MD

5188 SW Anhinga Avenue

Indemnity Paid: $325,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
41-0406690
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Patrice		A	Kane
Street Address
3230 West Commercial Blvd., #390
City				State	Zip
Ft. Lauderdale				FL	33309
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 677 - 3324	3324	(954) 735 - 9028	Pat.Kane@stpaul.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Joseph			Pilkington
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		5188 SW Anhinga Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Palm City		FL	34990	Martin
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0566XM2244		$1,000,000		$5,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME26573		Pathology - No Surgery		01

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	St. Lucie
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Location		Pathology Lab
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Pathology Lab
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/22/1999		4/24/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Invasive cervical carcinoma
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Involved interpretation of PAP smear of claimant
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
It was alleged that the insured pathologist "underinterpreted" the abnormal cells on the claimant's PAP smear slides as "mildly atypical endocervical cells of undetermined significance. Probably reactive."
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Claimant went on to develop invasive carcinoma and expired.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/12/2002			01CVC01 00779
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Out of state			5/16/2003
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Ballenger, Ralph Pilkington, Joseph Derrick & Associates Smith Kline Beecham Clinical Labs CTZ-MXG Cytotechnologist Quest Diagnostic Labs Pathology Associates of Columbus
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
5/16/2003

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$325,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$60,309

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$15,931

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$154,035

Deductible

$250,000

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

None known

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