| Department File Number : | M202092758 |
| Claim Number : | CLA0575466 |
| Date Submitted : | 6/17/2020 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| NORCAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 94-2301054 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Diane | M | McNab | ||
| Street Address | |||||
| 5555 Gate Parkway, Suite 150 | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Jacksonville | FL | 33496 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (954) 439 - 0580 | dmcnab@norcal-group.com | ||||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Brett | A | Schlifka | ||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 3319 State Road 7, Suite 313 | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Wellington | FL | 33449 | Palm Beach | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| 720584N | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Osteopathic Physician | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| OS13033 | Neurology - Including Child - Minor Surgery | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| JFK MEDICAL CENTER | 100080 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Operating Suite | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 3/20/2019 | 4/15/2020 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| The patient was status post lumbar fusion; lumbar spinal stenosis; lumbar radiculopathy; neuraglia and neuritis. As such, the patient underwent a trial thoracic dorsal column stimulator for failed back surgical syndrome. Post operatively, the patient reported a 60% improvement and wanted to proceed with permanent placement of a stimulator at levels T8, T9, T10 and T11. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| This health care provider performed decompresive thoracic laminectomy at T8, T9, T10 and T11 for placement of permanent spine stimulator. Post-operatively, the patient had bilateral lower extremity weakness and numbness and this provider was not timely notified. Once this provider was notified, he ordered a CT scan which reflected an epidural hematoma. The patient was immediately taken to the OR for evacuation. The patient had a protracted post-op course requiring several surgeries but ultimately did not recover function. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| There was no misdiagnosis. There was the disputed allegation of the failure to timely return the patient to the operating room following a myelogram that was suggestive of significant compression on the spinal cord. | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Paralysis in lower extremities. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| *NR | |||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| *NR | 6/10/2020 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
| Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed). | |||||
| Final Method of Claim Disposition | |||||
| Disposed of by Court | |||||
| Court Decision | Other | ||||
| No Court Proceedings. | |||||
| Arbitration | |||||
| Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
| Date of Payment | |||||
| 6/12/2020 | |||||
| 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 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Insured met and conferenced with defense counsel as well as claims specialist | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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