| Department File Number : | M201885803 |
| Claim Number : | 800633 |
| Date Submitted : | 7/2/2018 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| LONE STAR ALLIANCE, INC., A RISK RETENTION GROUP | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 46-3209483 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | John | D | King | ||
| Street Address | |||||
| 901 south mopac Blvd V ste 400 | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Austin | TX | 78746 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (512) 425 - 5940 | (512) 328 - 8067 | john-king@tmlt.org | |||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Michael | J | Rubeis | ||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 851 Trafalgar Court, Ste 200E | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Maitland | FL | 32751 | Orange | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| 40-100030 | $500,000 | $1,500,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME71581 | Anesthesiology - Pain Management | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | Orange | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Outpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| PHYSICIANS SURGICAL CARE CENTER | 201 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Special Procedure Room | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 4/8/2015 | 9/9/2016 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| 79 year old patient presented to reporting physician with a history of chronic severe cervical stenosis with significant symptoms. She had been treating with reporting physician for this condition since December 2012. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| On April 8, 2015, she presented for a epidural cervical steroid injection at C3-4. She had undergone several of these procedures in the past with improvement in her symptoms. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Physician performed the procedure in the same manner as he had done in the past. The procedure was completed with no reported complications. While in recovery room, the patient's blood pressure dropped. After the blood pressure issue was addressed, the patient awakened and was unable to move both her arms. Patient was transported to nearby hospital. | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| It was determined that patient had internal hemorrhage of the spinal cord. Patient underwent cervical cord decompression surgery and posterior fusion. Patient recovery but had permanent neurological deficits to her left upper extremity. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 12/28/2016 | 2016-CA-11283-O | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Orange | 2/14/2018 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| 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 notwithstanding the verdict for plaintiff. | |||||
| Arbitration | |||||
| Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
| Date of Payment | |||||
| 6/19/2018 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $125,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $42,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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