Department File Number : | M201987510 |
Claim Number : | MM269013B |
Date Submitted : | 1/4/2019 |
Insurer Information | |||||
Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY | Primary | ||||
Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
36-2950161 | |||||
Insurer Contact Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | CRYSTAL | L | ALSTON-BAYTON | ||
Street Address | |||||
4600 COX ROAD | |||||
City | State | Zip | |||
GLEN ALLEN | VA | 23060 | |||
Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
(804) 864 - 3731 | (855) 662 - 7535 | CALSTONBAYTON@MARKELCORP.COM |
Insured Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | KUL | B | GUPTA | ||
Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
Licensed | 3001 W DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
TAMPA | FL | 33607 | Hillsborough | ||
Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
MM823736 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |||
Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
Medical Doctor | |||||
License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
ME103161 | Internal Medicine - No Surgery |
Injured Person Information | |||||
First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
M | Hillsborough | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | |||
Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
Name of Institution | Code | ||||
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL NORTH | 23960100 | ||||
Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
Patients' Room | |||||
Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
12/27/2011 | 12/9/2013 |
Diagnostic Information | |||||
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
4 cm heterogeneous mass within the posterior right tempora - occipital lobe with extensive vasogenic edema | |||||
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
improper discharge despite complaints of headaches with pt with known intracerebral abcess | |||||
Diagnostic Code : | |||||
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
FAILURE TO PERFORM PROPER AND/OR THOROUGH NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION | |||||
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
Allegations improper discharge in the face of the patient's complaints of headaches that worsened in a patient with known intracerebral abscess and no thorough neurological or neurosurgical evaluation. The alleged breaches of the standard of care resulted in brain death. | |||||
Severity Of Injury | |||||
Permanent: Death. |
Legal Information | |||||
Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
8/8/2014 | 14-CA-007566 | ||||
County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
Hillsborough | 5/5/2017 | ||||
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
COGENT HEALTHCARE OF PENSACOLA LLC | |||||
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
After court verdict and prior to filing of notice of appeal. | |||||
Final Method of Claim Disposition | |||||
Settled by parties | |||||
Court Decision | Other | ||||
Judgment for the plaintiff. | |||||
Arbitration | |||||
Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
Date of Payment | |||||
8/23/2018 |
Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $299,286 | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deductible | $200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
NONE |
Updates | |
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