Dr. CHARLES Y HUH, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CHARLES Y HUH, MD

1820 Barrs Street, Suite 421

Jacksonville, FL

32204

Duval

Court Case # 162004CA008310GC0396

Indemnity Paid: $70,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200536365
Claim Number :	40-010342
Date Submitted :	8/16/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-2575892
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Heidi			Tam
Street Address
4680 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90010
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(323) 930 - 7078			heidi.tam@farmersinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Charles		Y	Huh
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1820 Barrs Street, Suite 421
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32204	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0118066860000-0002		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME83937		Internal Medicine - Minor 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	Duval
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SAINT VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER		100040
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/1/2003		5/17/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The patient was suffering from rectal bleeding.He was to undergo an upper endoscopy for exploration and if that was negative, then a colonoscopy for further investigation.Upon Dr. Huh arrival it was noted that the patient had a drop in hematocrit and hemoglobin as well as a low blood pressure.Given these factors Dr. Huh found it incumbent to immediately undertake the endoscopy, since this was an emergent situation and a transfer to the ICU would have put the patient at more danger. After the procedure the patient was stable with normal blood pressure and pulse.Afterwards, the patient was rushed to intensive care were he was given two units of packed cells.His blood pressure continue to drop and two hours after the procedure he went into cardiac arrest.He was resuscitated but was noted to be extremely acidotic, despite efforts the patient continue to decline and his wife determined that in light of no positive results from continuing with the code that the efforts should be discontinued and Mr. Thompson expired at 8:58 a.m. on June 2, 2003.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient underwent an emergent bedside endoscopy procedure. Dr. Huh performed the endoscopy procedure without sedation to avoid further lowering of the blood pressure.He performed the procedure at bedside with same monitoring as in the ICU.Dr. Huh resuscitated the patient with IV fluids while performing the procedure.When the procedure was completed the patient was noted to be stable with a normal blood pressure and pulse and was immediately transferred to ICU for close monitoring. Delay of the endoscopic procedure as well as taking the additional time to intubate the patient, secure the required equipment would have been too risky for this patient.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Wrongful death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/16/2004			162004CA008310GC0396
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			8/11/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Eanni, Richard American Physicians Foundations Corp. American Hospitalist Company, P.L.
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
8/11/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$70,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$7,212

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$2,018

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	$8,000	$0

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

None. Dr. Huh conducted himself and evaluated the patient in an entirely appropriate manner.His decision to perform the endoscopic procedure at bedside was a good clinical jugment based on the circumstances.The endoscopy was clearly indicated, was performed and the fact that the patient suffered a cardiac arrest two hours after the pocedure has no casual connection to the location, method or manner in which the procedure was performed.

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