Dr. WILLIAM DRISCOLL, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. WILLIAM DRISCOLL, MD

259 First Street

Mineola, NY

11501

Nassau

Court Case # 00-25446 CA 10

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200639588
Claim Number :	40-005729
Date Submitted :	2/21/2006

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-2575892
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	richard		a	jones
Street Address
4680 Wilshire Blvd
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90010
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(323) 930 - 7079		(323) 964 - 6702	rich.jones@farmersinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	William			Driscoll
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		259 First Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Mineola		NY	11501	Out of state
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
117772000000		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS9541		Physicians or Surgeons

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI		100008
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Labor and Delivery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/18/1998		9/29/2000

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Severe tricuspid insufficiency, atrial septal defect & patent ductus arteriosis
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The day after claimant?s birth, a UVL umbilical vein line and UAL umbilical artery line were placed in part due to his tachypnea and desaturations.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The UVL line was seen crossing the patient foramen ovale (PFO) to the left atrium with bubbles seen in the left atrium.The line was immediately pulled back to the right side and then discontinued and was later removed by a neonatologist.Injuries are porencephaly, bilateral central cerebralatrophy, ventriculomegaly, and left hemiparesis.
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
9/26/2000			00-25446 CA 10
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			12/8/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Fernandez, Ana Tejidor, Leon Tano, Albert Perez, Jorge Koetzle, Alex Campo, Manuel Valdes, Ernesto Critical Care Newborn Services, Inc. n/ka Kidz Med Services, Baptist Hospital of Miami, 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
2/2/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$500,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$22,339

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$5,406

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$500,000

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

N/A

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Court Case # 162019CA2390

Indemnity Paid: $300,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M202091548
Claim Number :	01092018307
Date Submitted :	2/19/2020

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Univ of FL JHMHC Self-Insurance Program				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-600205
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kristin			Belyew
Street Address
PO BOX 112735
City				State	Zip
Gainesville				FL	32611
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(352) 273 - 7232		(352) 273 - 5424	belyewK@ufl.edu

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	William			Driscoll
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		580 W. Eighth Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32209	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
UFBOT17J		$300,000		*NR
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS9541		Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
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
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/25/2017		1/9/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Prematurity
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
UVC placed in the right atrium
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Cardiac arrest, brain damage
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/25/2019			162019CA2390
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			11/13/2019
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
11/13/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$300,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$8,432

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$20,602

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.

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