| Department File Number : | M201576408 |
| Claim Number : | 11-0107 |
| Date Submitted : | 11/30/2015 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc. | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 59-063787 | 4102 | ||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Maureen | Williams | |||
| Street Address | |||||
| P.O. Box 9010 | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Stuart | FL | 34995 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (772) 288 - 5899 | maureen.williams@martinhealth.org | ||||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Roger | R | Buzatu | ||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Self-Insurer | PO BOX 9010 | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Stuart | FL | 34995 | Martin | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| Trust-2012 HPL | $5,000,000 | *NR | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME83799 | Surgery - General | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | Martin | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| MARTIN MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER | 100044 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Patients' Room | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 3/20/2010 | 5/31/2012 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Colo-vaginal fistula s/p laparoscopic surgery for cholecystitis, diverticular disease and severe stricture of the sigmoid colon. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| On 3/4/10 the patient underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy by another physician. On 3/20/10 the insured physician gently pulled a fecal-covered string-like material protruding from patient's rectum which the patient tolerated without any complaint of pain or discomfort. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| *NR | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Patient alleged she developed a colo-vaginal fistula as a result of the physican pulling the string-like material from her rectum on 3/20/10. She also alleged that the material removed from her rectum was a retained endocatch bag used during the 3/4/10 laparoscopic surgery. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 10/24/2012 | 43-2012CA1900 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Martin | 10/30/2015 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| Peebles, Matthew Martin Memorial Physician Corp. | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 11/11/2015 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $190,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $86,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorable expert opinions were obtained on behalf of the insured physician who gently pulled the material from the patient's rectum on 3/20/10. In addition, after a thorough investigation there was absolutely no evidence whatsoever that the string-like material protruding from the patient's rectum two-weeks post-op was part of an endocatch bag from the 3/4/10 surgery. A forensic pathologist performed non-destructive testing of the material and concluded that the fibers were not consistent with an endocatch bag or any materials used during the 3/4/10 surgery, and most likely the item was suture material from a pubovaginal sling procedure the patient had several years prior to the 3/4/10 surgery. In addition, plaintiff's forensic pathology expert could not testify within a reasonable degree of medical probability that the material was part of an endocatch bag. He also testified that the item could be consistent with suture material. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
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