| Department File Number : | M201885647 |
| Claim Number : | 59184101 |
| Date Submitted : | 6/15/2018 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 13-4235490 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | John | D | King | ||
| Street Address | |||||
| 901 south mopac Blvd V ste 400 | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Austin | TX | 78746 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (512) 425 - 5940 | (512) 328 - 8067 | john-king@tmlt.org | |||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Thania | Quesada | |||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 1640 Town Center Circle Ste 204 | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Weston | FL | 33326 | Broward | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| 132041 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor Public Psychiatry | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME63999 | Psychiatry - All Other | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| M | Broward | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Patient's Home | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Other | patient's home | ||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 9/21/2009 | 11/28/2011 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| 39 year old male had presented to reporting physician with a long standing history of depression and generalized anxiety. He presented to SCMH Center following the closure of a mental health clinic he was previously receiving treatment at. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| Reporting physician provided medication management to the patient while under her care over an period of 5 years. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Plaintiff contended reporting physician failed to provide patient psychotherapy with the medication management that she had been prescribing. Plaintiff alleges this form of treatment did not provide the care patient needed which ultimately lead to him taking his life. | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| On 10-9-2009, patient took his own life at his house. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Death. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 12/5/2012 | 12-096138 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Broward | 4/19/2018 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| Smith County Mental Health 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 | |||||
| 6/11/2018 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $89,540 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $22,960 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| none as it appeared the patient's suicide was unpreventable. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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