Dr. AMY S DUNETZ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. AMY S DUNETZ, MD

17971 Biscayne Ave.

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen			Kessler
Street Address
3000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 400
City				State	Zip
Franklin				TN	37067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Amy		S	Dunetz
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		17971 Biscayne Ave.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Aventura		FL	33160	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0009714		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO2192

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Outpatient Facility		Surgery Center of Aventura
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/6/2008		7/20/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Soft tissue mass, left 4th and 5th metatarsals
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Excision of soft tissue mass from left 4th and 5th metatarsal plantar area
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient presented with complaints of pain, swelling and soreness on the lateral and plantar aspects of the left, 5th metatarsal.An MRI was suggestive of a neuroma/soft tissue mass, and excision surgery was performed on 04-16-08.Patient developed a painful scar at the surgery site, as well as complaints of pain consistent with metatarsalgia.Insured treated the patientÂ¿s complaints with conservative modalities, as well as injections.On 08-06-08, insured sured surgically excised hypertrophic scar tissue, along with a suspected neuroma; however, patientÂ¿s pain continued to persist.Patient subsequently left insuredÂ¿s care and went on to treat with other doctors.She alleges insured misdiagnosed a left, 5th bunionette deformity as a neuroma/soft tissue mass, resulting in two surgeries.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/21/2009			09-77437CA 08
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			8/24/2011
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Family Podiatry Associates, P.A.
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
8/25/2011

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

$19,725

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$87,931

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

None - Specialty code #80993

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

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