Dr. CARL D WHELCHEL, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CARL D WHELCHEL, MD

9033 BAY COVE LN

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
94-1517098
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	ANGELIQUE		M	RICHARDSON
Street Address
125 S. WACKER DRIVE SUITE 700
City				State	Zip
CHICAGO				IL	60606
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(312) 267 - 6049	6049	(312) 606 - 9181	ANGELIQUE_RICHARDSON@TIGSPECIALTY.COM

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Carl		D	Whelchel
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		9033 BAY COVE LN
City		State	Zip Code	County
JACKSONVILLE		FL	32257	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
39258937		$500,000		$100,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Other			General Surgeon
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME23953

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE		100179
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/27/2000		7/12/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY DUE TO PROGRESSIVE MENORRHAGIA AND DYSMENORRHEA.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
ALLEGEDLY FAILURE TO PROVIDE TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE SURGICAL CONSULTATION.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
DEATH BY CARDIAC ARREST FOLLOWING AN ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/18/2002			02-008069-CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			11/2/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
VENUS, BAHMAN SEIBEL, BRENT E MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During trial, but before court verdict.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Other			SETTLED
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
11/21/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$25,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$161,649

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

DEATH RESULTING IN ALLEGEDLY FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWED BY ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY.

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