Dr. COLIN WATTS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. COLIN WATTS, MD

917 Rinehart Rd.

Indemnity Paid: $185,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Steven		R	Carey
Street Address
4651 Salisbury Rd. Suite 410
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 309 - 8127		(904) 309 - 8127	scarey@norcal-group.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	COLIN			WATTS
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		917 Rinehart Rd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Lake Mary		FL	32746	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MG001641		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME114441		Hospitalists

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
WINTER PARK PAVILION		110026
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/14/2016		2/27/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The Patient presented to the Emergency Dept. with bilateral swelling of her feet and difficulty urinating.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient was prescribed Lasix, compression stockings were ordered, a renal ultrasound was completed and an EKG.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleging physician failed to properly evaluate,diagnose, and treat the patients signs and symptoms of deep vein thrombosis, high output cardiac failure, congestive heart failure, and/or impending pulmonary embolus.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient expired.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/23/2018			2018-CA-7216
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			12/16/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Central Florida InPatient Medicine Winter Park Memorial Hospital Tomecsek, Kevin
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
11/25/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$185,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$16,175

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

Circumstances of the case have been discussed with the insured and Risk Management.

Does Dr. COLIN WATTS, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. COLIN WATTS, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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