Dr. BRIAN SCHMIDT, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. BRIAN SCHMIDT, MD

4801 49TH ST. NORTH

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SOUTH PINELLAS MEDICAL TRUST				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6599936
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Andrew		L	Wallace
Street Address
341 3rd Street S
City				State	Zip
St. Petersburg				FL	33701
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 822 - 4600		(727) 822 - 4665	awallacespmt@gmail.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Brian			Schmidt
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4801 49TH ST. NORTH
City		State	Zip Code	County
St. Petersburg		FL	33709	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
30688-16		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS12224		Physicians or Surgeons

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Location		St. Petersburg General Hospital
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/11/2014		7/14/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Possible post-operative infection following colostomy reversal.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Colostomy reversal by other surgeon.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis. Dr. Schmidt, weekend coverage, was evaluating patient.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Anastomotic leak, with resulting infection and claimed septic shock and death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/21/2016			16-006213-CI
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			12/11/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Brundage, M.D., Timothy N Galen of Florida, Inc. d/b/a St. Petersburg General Hospital Bay Sound Inpatient Services, LLC Pinellas Surgical Associates, Inc.
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
12/11/2017

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

$39,673

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Based on Dr. Schmidt's and independent expert review, none deemed to be necessary.

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Does Dr. BRIAN SCHMIDT, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. BRIAN SCHMIDT, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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