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Dr. BRUCE MEYERS, MD

1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd

Lakeland, FL

33805

Polk

Court Case # 2016CA002166

Indemnity Paid: $74,998.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201782319
Claim Number :	wc/105360-16
Date Submitted :	6/15/2017

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Watson Clinic LLP				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-070493
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Diane			Szymanski
Street Address
1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd
City				State	Zip
Lakeland				FL	33809
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(863) 680 - 7620		(863) 616 - 2430	aszymanski@watsonclinic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Bruce			Meyers
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd
City		State	Zip Code	County
Lakeland		FL	33805	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PH1504907		$2,000,000		$18,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME54967		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Polk
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Lakeland Regional Medical Center		100157
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Critical Care Unit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/15/2013		1/26/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Myocardial Infarction
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Laparoscopic prostectomy and bilateral lymph node dissection on a patient with a history of 3 vessel coronary artery disease, hypertension and a previous MI.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Not applicable. This claim did not involve a misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
65 y.o. with history of coronary artery disease, hypertension and previous myocardial infarction was admitted for a laparoscopic prostatectomy and a bilateral lymph node dissection. On the second post operative day the patient was transferred to ICU due to respiratory insufficiency. An emergent cardiac catheterization was performed unsuccessfully and patient expired following removal of life support 8 days after the initial surgical procedure.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/29/2016			2016CA002166
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			5/15/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Chandrasekhar MD, Kollagunta KSC Cardiology, P.A.
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
5/15/2017

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$74,998

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$40,109

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$14,704

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Circumstance of event reviewed with individual parties involved.

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case # 2009CA-005747-0000-0

Indemnity Paid: $49,999.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201160598
Claim Number :	WC/7393-09
Date Submitted :	5/13/2011

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Watson Clinic LLP				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-0704934		SI
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Dee			Owens
Street Address
1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd.
City				State	Zip
Lakeland				FL	33805
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(863) 680 - 7620		(863) 616 - 2430	dowens@watsonclinic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Bruce			Meyers
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd
City		State	Zip Code	County
Lakeland		FL	33805	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
YD009900g		$2,000,000		*NR
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME54967		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Polk
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Lakeland Regional Medical Center		100157
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Critical Care Unit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/9/2007		3/24/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
History of recent abdominal trauma and diagnoses of retroperitoneal hematoma, alcohol-related liver disease and thrombocytopenia.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient received blood transfusions but he began to complain of abdominal pain which increased over the course of several days. He was noted to have diminished breath sounds and labored breathing and was intubated. CT revealed the retroperitoneal hematoma had increased in size and the presence ofperitoneal fluid.His condition continued to deterioriate and the patient subsequently expired when life support was withdrawn.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Not applicable.No misdiagnosis was made in this case.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
41-year-old transferred to LRMC from an outside hospital with a history of recent abdominal trauma and diagnoses of retroperitoneal hematoma, liver disease and thrombocytopenia.He received blood transfusions but he began to complain of abdominal pain which increased over the course of several days. He was noted to have diminished breath sounds and labored breathing and was intubated. CT revealed the retroperitoneal hematoma had increased in size and the peritoneal cavity was filling with blood.His condition continued to deterioriate and the patient subsequently expired when life support was withdrawn.Plaintiff alleged failure to obtain specialty consultation, failure to timely recognize, evaluate diagnose and treat ongoing bleeds, failure to timely recognize, evaluate, diagnose and treat significant changes in patient's condition.Defendants contend patient instability and coagulopathy precluded intervention.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/27/2009			2009CA-005747-0000-0
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			3/28/2011
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Sandifer, Dean P Rossing, Matthew Macedo, Walter
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
4/8/2011

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$49,999

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$28,060

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$14,089

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Not applicable.Defendants contend patient instability and coagulopathy precluded intervention.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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