Dr. CHRISTOPHER MUENCHEN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CHRISTOPHER MUENCHEN, MD

18907 SE Loxahatchee River Road

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICUS INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-5623491
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Dionysia			Lawson
Street Address
560 Davis Street
City				State	Zip
San Francisco				CA	94111
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(415) 735 - 2013		(415) 735 - 2097	dlawson@norcalmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Christopher			Muenchen
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		18907 SE Loxahatchee River Road
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jupiter		FL	33458	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
FL-16020951		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME96630		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER		100253
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/16/2013		4/28/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Urinary retention post laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Foley Catheters
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Disputed allegation of failing to supervise nurse during urine catherization resulting in rupture of the urethra in 72-year old male.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/13/2015			502015CA009236MB
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			9/16/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Jupiter Medical Center
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
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
Other			Voluntarily Dismissal By Plaintiff
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$16,495

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$2,768

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

Case discussed with insured and defense counsel

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

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