Dr. ANDREW T WALKER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ANDREW T WALKER, MD

1615 NW Federal Highway

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

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	Laurie		R	Schwartz
Street Address
335 N. Maple Dr., Ste 273
City				State	Zip
Beverly Hills				CA	90210
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(310) 696 - 0286		(310) 979 - 4930	lschwartz@litneutral.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	ANDREW		T	WALKER
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1615 NW Federal Highway
City		State	Zip Code	County
Stuart		FL	34994	Martin
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0118069980000		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME70441		Radiology - Diagnostic - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Location		Medical Imaging Center
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/28/1999		9/11/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Lung cancer metastisizing to the brain
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Pt presented to imaging center for routine mammography screening and chest x-rays.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
The studies were interpreted by our insured and reported as normal.Surviving husband contends that the films revealed a mass in her lung that was overlooked, causing a delayed diagnosis of lung cancer, which had metastasized to the pt?s brain
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Delay in diagnosis of cancer
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/13/2004			05-2004-CA-006038
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			9/19/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Medical Technology Transfer Corp d/b/a University Center Ima
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
10/5/2007

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

$113,168

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$18,563

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

unknown

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Dr. ANDREW T WALKER, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).