Dr. MATTHEW D HEPLER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Dr. MATTHEW D HEPLER, MD

12 Dolphin Drive

Vero Beach, FL

32960

Indian River

Court Case # 2007 L 010736

Indemnity Paid: $3,000,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201469878
Claim Number :	2271
Date Submitted :	2/24/2014

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Hepler, Matthew D				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
26-3554525		ME96126
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Matthew			Hepler
Street Address
12 Dolphin Dr
City				State	Zip
Vero Beach				FL	32960
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(312) 375 - 6337			mdhepler@hotmail.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Matthew		D	Hepler
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		12 Dolphin Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Vero Beach		FL	32960	Indian River
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
006B		$12,500,000		$12,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME96126		Surgery - Orthopedic

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Out of state
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/11/2006		5/18/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Thoracic myelopathy with progressive neurologic deficit.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Thoracic decompression.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Progressive neurologic deficit including lower extremity weakness and bowel/bladder dysfunction
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/11/2007			2007 L 010736
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Out of state			3/19/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation U.S. Neuromonitoring Finkel, Maureen Carlvin, Arnold
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
Other			Dismissed pursuant to settlement
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
3/19/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$3,000,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$242,465

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Prior to this case the insured facilitated the indroduction, education and training of neuromonitoring techniques, including motor cord monitoring, to the hospital.Due to this and similarly reported cases in the literature the insured will not perform cases where neuromonitoring is outsourced to unknown and unproven entities.

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