Dr. CHERYL DEETS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CHERYL DEETS, MD

646 W Palm Dr.

Florida City, FL

33034

Dade

Court Case # 06 21067 ca 13

Indemnity Paid: $5,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200848642
Claim Number :	59131001
Date Submitted :	2/19/2008

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	James		C	O'Hare
Street Address
3200 NE 14th st
City				State	Zip
Pompano Beach				FL	33062
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 788 - 5610		(954) 788 - 5367	johare@picinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CHERYL			DEETS
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		646 W Palm Dr.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Florida City		FL	33034	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
131946		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS8750		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No 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	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Location		at work
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/26/2005		4/18/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Intermittent chest pain. Sought treatment form Dr Deeets. a physical and history was performed including an EKG. This was abnormal and the patient was referred to a cardiologist and uroligist. Th patient went for a stress test and expired suddenly while at work on 5/26/05
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient had an abnormal stress test with a subsequent treater. The results were not reported to Dr Deets until 1 month after the patient expired.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to timely treat cardiac disease
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
death due to MI
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/13/2006			06 21067 ca 13
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			2/19/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
sokolowicz, john h rosado, antonio
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within 90 days of suit being filed.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
2/19/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$5,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$43,588

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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	$5,000	$0

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

None taken- settlement made solely as a business decision to offset the continued costs of litigation without any admission of liability of the insured.

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