Dr. BARTON ROSS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. BARTON ROSS, MD

5146 Bevington Place

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
22-0731810
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Rebecca			Sanders
Street Address
1465 North McDowell Blvd
City				State	Zip
Petaluma				CA	94954
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(415) 899 - 2057			Rebecca.Sanders@ffic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Barton			Ross
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		5146 Bevington Place
City		State	Zip Code	County
Charlotte		NC	28277	Out of state
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
DPL 03000024		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Dentistry
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
DN7408		Dentists

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Palm Beach
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
10/8/2011		4/1/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient sustained blindness in one eye.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient presented for follow up examination after having third molar tooth extracted.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient alleged that the local anesthetic used for the tooth extraction resulted in neurotoxicity causing blindness in eye and further contends that the insured failed to diagnose the issue upon post-op exam; yet, the patient did not have symptoms in the eye until weeks after.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/1/2013			502013CA013074MBAH
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			1/18/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Ernst, Henry
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
Other			Dismissed
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$32,022

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$10,001

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

None necessary.

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

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