Dr. CURRIN NICHOL, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CURRIN NICHOL, MD

2240 SE 8th St

Indemnity Paid: $235,000.00

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	jason			haynie
Street Address
4651 Salisbury Rd., Ste. 410
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 296 - 2887			jhaynie@norcal-group.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Currin			Nichol
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2240 SE 8th St
City		State	Zip Code	County
Pompano Beach		FL	33062	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MG000456		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME48927		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Brevard
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
WUESTHOFF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL		23960034
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		ER
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/3/2009		7/14/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to ER with flu-like symptoms and discharged. Presented again to ER 4 days later discharged. Presented next day and admitted. After extensive hospitalization and treatment for Pneumonia and H1N1, patient suffered cardiac arrest and expired.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Flu tests that were negative
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
H1N1
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Pneumonia, flu, cardiac arrest
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/14/2011			05-2011-CA-057064
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			1/25/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Wuestoff Health Systems Dana, Gary Lorente, Miguel Mostafavi, Mahmoud
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
12/12/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$235,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$223,898

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

Discussed with Insured and Risk Management

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Does Dr. CURRIN NICHOL, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

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

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