| Department File Number : | M201884361 |
| Claim Number : | 800585 |
| Date Submitted : | 2/16/2018 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| LONE STAR ALLIANCE, INC., A RISK RETENTION GROUP | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 46-3209483 | |||||
| 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 | CHRISTOPHER | LANCASTER | |||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 851 Trafalgar Court, Ste 200E | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Maitland | FL | 32751 | Orange | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| 4-100030 | $500,000 | $1,500,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME113542 | Anesthesiology | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | Orange | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| FLORIDA HOSPITAL (ORLANDO) | 100007 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Special Procedure Room | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 2/4/2016 | 7/8/2016 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| 47 year old patient with ERSD on dialysis had a right upper arm AV fistula as dialysis access that was no longer functioning. Patient presented to the hospital on February 5, 2016 for a fistulgram procedure. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| Reporting physician perform a pre-op assessment and noted patient's prior allergies including Propofol. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| After discussing patient's reported allergy to propofol, reporting physician felt the prior incident including propofol was not a true allergy and went forward with the procedure administering propofol. | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| After anesthesia was administered using propofol as one of the agents, patient immediately became hypotensive and lost pulse. Patient was resuscitated and placed on a ventilator. While still hospitalized, patient sustained a cardiac arrest and died on February 13, 2016. Estate filed suit alleging reporting physician was negligent with proceeding with the administration of propofol resulting in the death of the patient. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Death. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 2/1/2017 | 2017-CA-001025-0 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Orange | 12/14/2017 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| Mansour, Shibli Joseph L. Riley Anesthesia Associates US Anesthesia Partners of Florida | |||||
| 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 | $21,564 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $10,434 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| resolve any pre-anesthesia issues before proceeding with procedure. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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| Department File Number : | M201990922 |
| Claim Number : | 817888-1 |
| Date Submitted : | 12/23/2019 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| LONE STAR ALLIANCE, INC., A RISK RETENTION GROUP | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 46-3209483 | |||||
| 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 | Christopher | Lancaster | |||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 851 Trafalgar Court Suite 200E | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Maitland | FL | 32751 | Orange | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| 4-100049 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME113542 | Anesthesiology | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | Orange | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| FLORIDA HOSPITAL (ORLANDO) | 100007 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Operating Suite | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 1/24/2018 | 3/22/2018 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| infant was undergoing a craniotomy for a genetic condition that predisposed the child to benign tumors in her skull. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| The craniotomy was scheduled for 01-24-2018 where the reporting physician was the assigned pediatric anesthesiologist. During the procedure in question, reporting physician had to place a PICC line. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| During the line placement, the sterile drape was cut with scissors. Inadvertently, as the surgical drape was being cut near the area where the surgery was to take place, the infant's right lower ear lobe was amputated. | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| A plastic surgeon was consulted intraoperatively who closed the wound primarily. Subsequently a plastic surgeon reattached the lower ear lobe. The patient had many follow up visits. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 3/15/2019 | 2019CA003384-O | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Orange | 11/10/2019 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| US Anesthesia Partners | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 12/23/2019 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $150,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $20,232 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $10,314 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| inadvertent error by physician. Physician will need to make sure before using scissors to cut drape that he is clear from any body parts | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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