Dr. RONALD M TUTTELMAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. RONALD M TUTTELMAN, MD

1880 East Commercial Blvd # 4

Fort Lauderdale, FL

33308

Broward

Court Case # 01-019636DIV 18

Indemnity Paid: $1,000,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200538834
Claim Number :	941-0085060-001
Date Submitted :	12/13/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-4233459
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sonal			Desai
Street Address
Zurich Insurance, 1900 American lane, Tower 1 13th Floor
City				State	Zip
Schaumburg				IL	60196
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(847) 706 - 2426		(847) 605 - 6109	Sonal.Desai@zurichna.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	RONALD		M	TUTTELMAN
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1880 East Commercial Blvd # 4
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Lauderdale		FL	33308	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
GPC362024302		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME36525		Gynecology - Minor Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Holy Cross Hospital		100073
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/16/1999		6/22/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Delivery
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Failure to deliver by C Section
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Physician not advised by nursing staff of any fetal distress. no misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to timely respond to fetal distress
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/3/2001			01-019636DIV 18
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			10/11/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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
12/1/2005

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

$133,255

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$750,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$250,080	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

This inquiry should be directed to the hospital nursing staff as they failed to properly notify the physician

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case # 13-02290

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201576277
Claim Number :	1009355-01
Date Submitted :	8/11/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICAL PROTECTIVE COMPANY (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
35-0506406
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Susan		K	Spielman
Street Address
5814 Reed Road
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340			reportaclaim@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ronald		M	Tuttelman
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1880 E Commercial Blvd, Ste 4
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Lauderdale		FL	33308	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
757107		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME36525		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
IMPERIAL POINT MEDICAL CENTER		100200
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/18/2010		7/31/2012

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Hysterectomy
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Hysterectomy by robotics
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Improper technique; failure to obtain consult and assist in surgery
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Ancillary injury to ureter
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/25/2013			13-02290
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			11/6/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Ronald M Tuttleman MD PA
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
9/23/2015

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

$25,928

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$16,081

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

1/27/2016 2:43:27 PM

Reason for Change:

ALE Update 1/27/2016

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	6550	15338
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	22083	25763

Date of Change:

8/11/2016 8:45:14 AM

Reason for Change:

ALE UPDATED 8/11/2016

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	15338	16081
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	25763	25928

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