Dr. TAI Q NGUYEN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. TAI Q NGUYEN, MD

655 W. 8th Street

Jacksonville, FL

32209

Duval

Court Case # 02-01778-CA

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201056174
Claim Number :	00J15612PL
Date Submitted :	2/1/2010

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Univ of FL JHMHC/Jacksonville Self Insurance Prog				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59730209
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Danelle		H	Towater
Street Address
3450 Hull Road, Ste 4358
City				State	Zip
Gainesville				FL	32611-2735
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(352) 273 - 7006		(352) 273 - 7287	towatdt@shands.ufl.edu

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Tai		Q	Nguyen
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		655 W. 8th Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32209	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
UFBOT01J		$200,000		$9,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME35897		Surgery - Neurology - Including Child

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (DUVAL)		100001
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/19/2001		12/3/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Fall with injuries
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Spinal fusion
Diagnostic Code :		806.8
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Infected spine surgical site leading to endocarditis and death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/31/2001			02-01778-CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			6/5/2003
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Shands Jacksonville Medical Center
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
6/5/2003

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$200,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$10,079

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$418

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

Assessment of treatment with involved physician

Updates

No updates found.

*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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Court Case # 2008-CA-014513

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201056583
Claim Number :	05G24092PL
Date Submitted :	2/25/2010

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Univ of FL JHMHC/Jacksonville Self Insurance Prog				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59730209
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Danelle		H	Towater
Street Address
3450 Hull Road, Ste 4358
City				State	Zip
Gainesville				FL	32611-2735
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(352) 273 - 7006		(352) 273 - 7287	towatdt@shands.ufl.edu

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Tai		Q	Nguyen
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		655 W 8th Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32209	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
UFBOT05G		$200,000		*NR
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME35897		Surgery - Neurology - Including Child

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (DUVAL)		100001
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Critical Care Unit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/3/2006		5/10/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Unstable cervical spine injury
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Evaluation of cervical spine injury
Diagnostic Code :		806.20
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Failure to appropriately stability spine and timely perform surgery
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/10/2008			2008-CA-014513
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			1/4/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
University of Florida Board of Trustees Shands Jacksonville Medical Center William Loveless, C.O. Bremer Brace of Florida, Inc.
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
1/4/2010

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

$30,239

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$14,972

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

Assessment of treatment with physician

Updates

No updates found.

*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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