Dr. DARREN B SNOW, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DARREN B SNOW, MD

3856 Sheridan Street

Hollywood, FL

33021

Broward

Court Case # 0722054CA22

Indemnity Paid: $325,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201367550
Claim Number :	7002192
Date Submitted :	7/11/2013

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FORTRESS INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-4159841
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Janet		L	Meyer
Street Address
6133 North River Road, Suite 650
City				State	Zip
Rosemont				ID	60018
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(847) 653 - 8823		(847) 653 - 8485	janet.meyer@fortressins.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Darren		B	Snow
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3856 Sheridan Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Hollywood		FL	33021	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
32221		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Dentistry
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
DN10639		Dentists

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/15/2005		1/31/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The patient presented to the insured in pain.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The insured performed a root canal on tooth #31.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The patient alleges that the insured failed to diagnose osteomyelitis following root canal. Resulting in the need for a jaw resection.It appears that the plaintiff contributed to the damages because when diagnosis was made she delayed treatment for months.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/24/2007			0722054CA22
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			4/16/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Emerald Hills Dental 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
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
6/25/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$325,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$197,199

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$68,424

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	$0	$0

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

Unknown

Updates

Date of Change:

6/27/2013 10:09:01 AM

Reason for Change:

There was a typograohical error on the actual date of settlement/final disposition date.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date of Final Disposition	17-APR-13	16-APR-13

Date of Change:

7/11/2013 10:30:09 AM

Reason for Change:

Needed to add co defendant,co defendant made no payment.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
No Other Defendants	1	0
Defendant Entity Name		Emerald Hills Dental Center

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

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