Dr. ARIEL CHUDNOVSKY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ARIEL CHUDNOVSKY, MD

150 SOUTHEAST 2ND AVENUE, SUITE 604

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FORTRESS INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-4159841
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Florence		R	Marafatsos
Street Address
6133 N. River Road Suite 650
City				State	Zip
Rosemont				IL	60073
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(847) 653 - 8466		(847) 653 - 8486	florence.marafatsos@fortressins.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	ARIEL			CHUDNOVSKY
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		150 SOUTHEAST 2ND AVENUE, SUITE 604
City		State	Zip Code	County
MIAMI		FL	33131	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
32936		$200,000		$600,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Dentistry
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
DN9075		Dentists

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
Other Location		DENTAL OFFICE
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/8/2008		12/30/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS, THE PATIENT FREQUENTLY PRESENTED COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN MULTIPLE TEETH.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
THE INSURED DID MULTIPLE ROOT CANALS AND EXTRACTIONS. HE EVENTUALLY EXTRACTED ALL OF THE PATIENT'S TEETH AND PLACED IMPLANTS ON THE UPPER ARCH.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
THE PATIENT ALLEGED THAT THE INSURED FAILED TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE PAIN AND PERFORMED UNNECESSARY DENTAL PROCEDURES. PATIENT ALSO ALLEGED THAT INSURED EXACERBATED THE PAIN WHEN HE PLACED THE IMPLANTS.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/6/2011			11-14193CA25
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			8/10/2011
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
8/10/2011

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$200,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$36,331

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,157

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 AT THIS TIME.

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

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