Dr. SARAH P POWELL, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SARAH P POWELL, MD

101 Tower Road Suite 120

Indemnity Paid: $750,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
POWELL, SARAH				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-8754692		ME86858
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sarah		P	Powell
Street Address
101 Tower Rd Ste 120
City				State	Zip
Dakota Dunes				SD	57049
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(605) 217 - 4320			sarah.powell@entconsultants.net

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sarah		P	Powell
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		101 Tower Road Suite 120
City		State	Zip Code	County
Dakota Dunes		SD	57049	Union
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
ICL000947		$1		$3
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME86858		Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology		18926

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Out of state
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER		23
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/22/2010		8/22/2012

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Chronic headaches and extensive sinonasal polyposis with previous surgery
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Bilateral maxillary antrostomies with removal of contents, bilateral ethmoidectomies, right sphenoidotomy and bilateral frontal sinusotomies with the use of Instatrak.
Diagnostic Code :		473.0
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
no misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Revision sinus surgery with intraoperative CSF leak - identified and packed.Continued drainage required additional surgery with complications.Patient claimed permanent disability
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
6/23/2012			54-69
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Out of state			11/1/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Settlement Reached Prior to Pre-Suit Period
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Dropped before Action Filed
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Award for plaintiff.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$750,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

none

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Does Dr. SARAH P POWELL, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. SARAH P POWELL, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).