Dr. MELODY JOHNSON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MELODY JOHNSON, MD

3600 S HIGHLANDS AVE

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-2575892
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Richard		A	Jones
Street Address
4680 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90010
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(714) 633 - 8331		(714) 633 - 1226	rich.jones@farmersinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	MELODY			JOHNSON
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3600 S HIGHLANDS AVE
City		State	Zip Code	County
SEBRING		FL	33870	Highlands
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0117773380000		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Physician Assistant
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PA3320		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR.		100049
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/15/2000		8/1/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Subarachnoid hemorrhage, insured did not order a CT scan in the ER or have her admitted to the hospital.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
No procedure performed
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to diagnose subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Failure or insured to order a CT scan of the brian led to a delay of four days in making a diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/16/2002			GC02-662
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Highlands			1/27/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Ahmed, Iqbal ECS Highlands Regional
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

$25,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$7,982

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$3,254

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$20,540

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Issue was a risk management issue. Insured has no risk management services.

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