Dr. KORTNEY D HIGHTOWER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. KORTNEY D HIGHTOWER, MD

1033 N. Parkway Frontage Rd

Lakeland, FL

33803

Polk

Court Case # 2010CA-000472-0000-L

Indemnity Paid: $900,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201056560
Claim Number :	WC/7498-09
Date Submitted :	2/22/2010

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Watson Clinic LLP				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-0704934		SI
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Dee			Owens
Street Address
1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd.
City				State	Zip
Lakeland				FL	33805
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(863) 680 - 7620		(863) 616 - 2430	dowens@watsonclinic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kortney		D	Hightower
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		1033 N. Parkway Frontage Rd
City		State	Zip Code	County
Lakeland		FL	33803	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
YD009900g		$2,000,000		*NR
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME95249		Dermatology - Minor Surgery

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Polk
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

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/18/2007		6/30/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented with skin lesion to biopsy
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
56-yr old patient underwent biopsy of abnormal skin lesion in 2007 that was lost to followup and never received pathology results.Patient later returned for preop clearance for metastatic malignant melanoma diagnosed by outside ENT.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Not applicable.No misdiagnosis was made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Malignant melanoma lost to followup.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/15/2010			2010CA-000472-0000-L
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			2/4/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Watson Clinic LLP
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within 90 days of suit being filed.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
2/8/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$900,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$5,873

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$5,539

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

Revised results tracking process to require outside audit of completed follow-up.Anticipate implementation of electronic tracking with upgrade of electronic medical record in June 2010.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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