Dr. ROY H HINMAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ROY H HINMAN, MD

100 Arricola Avenue

St. Augustine, FL

32080

St. Johns

Court Case # 2011CA000166

Indemnity Paid: $249,999.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201264519
Claim Number :	2010234926
Date Submitted :	8/9/2012

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
OCEANUS INSURANCE COMPANY, A RISK RETENTION GROUP				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-1066914
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen		M	Richards
Street Address
111 WestPort Plaza Drive, 9th Floor
City				State	Zip
St. Louis				MO	63146
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(314) 514 - 2570	n/a	(562) 492 - 1865	Karen.Richards@sedgwickcms.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Roy		H	Hinman
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		100 Arricola Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
St. Augustine		FL	32080	St. Johns
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
01-2010-041		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME56729		General Preventative Medicine - No 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	St. Johns
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
8/1/2010		9/28/2010

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Pt. was eventually referred for a hematuria workup including a CT Scan in April 2009 which showed a tumor involving her bladder.this was confirmed by a cystoscopy.She underwent a cystoscopy and transurathral resection bladder tumor and ultimately a total cystectomy.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Pt. presented in August 2008 and thereafter reporting urinary problems and blood in her urine.She alleged thta Dr. Hinman and his staff failed to evaluate, diagnose and treat the cause of her persistent hematuria and provide a timely referral to a urologist or conduct appropriate diagnostic analysis to determine her medical condition.
Diagnostic Code :		202
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Pt. presented in August 2008 and thereafter reporting urinary problems and blood in her urine.She alleged thta Dr. Hinman and his staff failed to evaluate, diagnose and treat the cause of her persistent hematuria and provide a timely referral to a urologist or conduct appropriate diagnostic analysis to determine her medical condition.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Pt. was eventually referred for a hematuria workup including a CT Scan in April 2009 which showed a tumor involving her bladder.this was confirmed by a cystoscopy.She underwent a cystoscopy and transurathral resection bladder tumor and ultimately a total cystectomy.
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
2/23/2011			2011CA000166
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Flagler			2/13/2012
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
2/13/2012

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$249,999

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$100,517

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$2,200

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

Risk Management Review

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