Dr. RICHARD C ARONOFF, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. RICHARD C ARONOFF, MD

771 Old Norcross Rd.

Lawrenceville, GA

30046

Gwinnett

Court Case # 05-09960 CA 05

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201058067
Claim Number :	8976-01
Date Submitted :	7/23/2010

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen			Kessler
Street Address
3000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 400
City				State	Zip
Franklin				TN	37067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Richard		C	Aronoff
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		771 Old Norcross Rd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Lawrenceville		GA	30046	Out of state
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0010875		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO2694

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Dade
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
4/6/2001		9/8/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Posterior tibial tendonitis with lateral impingement syndrome; sinus tarsitis of right, sub-talar joint with accessible pes planus/valgus deformity
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient was casted
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient twisted his right ankle at work inJuly, 2000, and again on 1/5/01. A brace was recommended and the ankle was injected. The patient continued to experience pain and was referred to the insured, who also happened to practice in the same group.The patient was initially evaluated by the insured on 4/16/01.At that time, patient was placed into a below knee weight bearing cast for about 6 weeks, but this failed to completely alleviate his pain.Orthotics were then employed, but without success.Surgery was subsequently recommended but then cancelled as the insurance company would not approve the procedure.Surgery was ultimately performed by another doctor in the same practice, as the insured was leaving the area.This consisted of a medial displacement calcaneal osteotomy and transfer of the flexor digitorum longus tendon into the navicular. Following surgery the patient continued to experience pain, and on 11/7/02 was noted to have hypersensitivity consistent with RSD.Patient alleges insured failed to treat him appropriately for a minor injury, causing him to develop RSD.Two experts in the field of complex regional pain syndrome reviewed this case.Both agreed that, if CRPS/RSD is present, it was caused by the surgery performed by the other doctor and co-defendant of insured, and not by any treatment rendered to patient by insured.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/13/2005			05-09960 CA 05
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			6/24/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Healthsouth Corp. Segall, DPM, Arthur Orthopedic Associates of Broward Co., Inc
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
6/29/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$100,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$195,209

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$48,913

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$184,000	$539,000
Wage Loss	$139,961	$188,000
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

None - Specialty code #80993

Updates

No updates found.

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

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