Dr. STEVEN I GOODMAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. STEVEN I GOODMAN, MD

9980 Central Park Blvd., No. 116

Indemnity Paid: $900,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE INDEMNITY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-2048400
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Deborah		A	Fuller
Street Address
1888 Century Park East, #800
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(310) 556 - 7414			dfuller@scpie.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	STEVEN		I	GOODMAN
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		9980 Central Park Blvd., No. 116
City		State	Zip Code	County
Boca Raton		FL	33428	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
56735		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME68574		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Palm Beach
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
PALMS WEST HOSPITAL		110006
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/29/1999		12/20/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Unexplained fever and difficulty walking in child with multiple congenital abnormalities including spina bifida occulta
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Prescription of steroids
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to timely diagnose intra-spinal abscesses
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to timely diagnose intra-spinal abscesses and inappropriate prescription of steroids resulted in worsening of eventual outcome.Patient was left with significant residual complaints including bowel and bladder incontinence, ambulation difficulty, visual and hearing deficits and mental challenges.
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
6/26/2003			CA 02-10667AA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			8/13/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Arthritis Assoc. of South Florida Kirchner, MD , Thomas Abellon, MD, Juan Baynham, MD, Brett Sherron, MD, Patricia Mateo, MD, Jose Rodriguez-Cortes, MD , Hector Palms West Radiology Associates Wellington Images Associates Columbia Palms West Hospital Limited Partnership Wellington Pediatrics Palm Beach Orthopedic Institute Associates in Pediatric Cardiology Palm Beach Pediatric Infectious Diseases Children's Hematology and Oncology Associates
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
8/27/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$900,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$234,372

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$52,029

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

N/A

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Does Dr. STEVEN I GOODMAN, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. STEVEN I GOODMAN, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).