Dr. AARON CUTSHAW, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. AARON CUTSHAW, MD

500 Winderly Place Ste 115

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LONE STAR ALLIANCE, INC., A RISK RETENTION GROUP				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
46-3209483
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	AARON			CUTSHAW
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		500 Winderly Place Ste 115
City		State	Zip Code	County
Maitland		FL	32751	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
4-100142		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME117445		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL - EAST ORLANDO		100021
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Critical Care Unit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/8/2016		11/28/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
35 year female patient presented to the emergency department with chief complaint of severe headache, nausea, vomiting and neck with no altered mental status. Patient was found to have a acute obstructive hydrocephalus
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
While in the emergency department patient was worked up for possible brain bleed. A CTA of her brain was ordered and read by a radiologist, who was also involved in lawsuit. The CTA was interpreted as being normal.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
The CTA was eventually re-read the following day and determined there was a obstructive hydrocephalus. The reporting physician request for the patient to be admitted to the hospital. Prior to admission, the hospitalist requested that a lumbar puncture be performed.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
A lumbar puncture was performed which was abnormal. Following the lumbar puncture, the patient's condition deteriorated when she went into respiratory arrest and died.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/7/2017			2017-CA-6148
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			2/8/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Florida Hospital McDonald, Alison Kos, david
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
1/25/2019

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

$67,566

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$18,554

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

none

Does Dr. AARON CUTSHAW, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. AARON CUTSHAW, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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