Dr. BERNARD S SILVERSTEIN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. BERNARD S SILVERSTEIN, MD

6200 SW 73rd Street, Suite 210

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
DOCTORS COMPANY, AN INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-3014772
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Josie			Maldonado
Street Address
13450 West Sunrise Blvd., Suite 160
City				State	Zip
Sunrise				FL	33323
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 858 - 0202		(866) 636 - 5421	JMaldonado@thedoctors.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Bernard		S	Silverstein
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		6200 SW 73rd Street, Suite 210
City		State	Zip Code	County
South Miami		FL	33143	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
68374		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME9071		Surgery - Cardiac

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 Location		Physicians' office
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Physician's Office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/30/2002		11/24/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Complaints of chest pains
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Cardiac work-up
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged diminished life expectancy as a result of failure to interpret a chest x-ray and diagnosed and address patient's lung cancer
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/26/2005			05-14041 CA 11
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			7/13/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Fletcher, MD, Marlene S
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
6/19/2007

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

$107,161

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$100,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Unknown

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

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