| Department File Number : | M201884197 |
| Claim Number : | 59208701 |
| Date Submitted : | 1/30/2018 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 13-4235490 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | John | D | King | ||
| Street Address | |||||
| 901 south mopac Blvd V ste 400 | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Austin | TX | 78746 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (512) 425 - 5940 | (512) 328 - 8067 | john-king@tmlt.org | |||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | BRIAN | WOLFF | |||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 671 Goodlette Road, Ste 120 | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Naples | FL | 34102 | Collier | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| 4-000650 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME61719 | Neurology - Including Child - Minor Surgery | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | Collier | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Physician's Office | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 3/3/2012 | 4/20/2014 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| patient presented to reporting physician for severe migraine headaches following an on the job injury. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| Reporting physician performed a occipital nerve block to alleviate the patient's symptoms | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Immediately after physician advanced the 20 gauge needle into the area, the patient became diaphoretic and unresponsive. She was immediately transferred to local hospital for care. | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| It was alleged that the needle punctured the vertebral artery during the nerve block. Patient sustained a stroke and as a result suffered from cognitive impairment. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 7/1/2014 | 112014CA014960001 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Collier | 1/9/2018 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 1/18/2018 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $150,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $35,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $450,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| none- known complication from procedure | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
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