Dr. DAVID E BEGLEITER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DAVID E BEGLEITER, MD

13001 Southern Boulevard

Loxahatchee, FL

33470

Palm Beach

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201988791
Claim Number :	165229-1
Date Submitted :	3/16/2020

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTH CARE INDEMNITY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
61-0904881
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Christina		J	Stoker
Street Address
2515 PARK PLAZA, BLDG 2-3E
City				State	Zip
Nashville				TN	37203
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 344 - 1779		(866) 715 - 7235	christina.stoker@hcahealthcare.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	DAVID		E	BEGLEITER
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		18640 LONG LAKE DRIVE
City		State	Zip Code	County
BOCA RATON		FL	33496	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10116		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME101373		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
PALMS WEST HOSPITAL		110006
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		EMERGENCY ROOM
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/28/2016		7/13/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
COMPLAINT OF REDNESS, FOREIGN OBJECT SENSATION IN EYE.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
FLUORESCEIN EXAMINIATION OF EYE PERFORMED; NO FOREIGN BODY REVEALED. DISCHARGED
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
LOSS OF VISION DUE TO FOREIGN OBJECT IN EYE.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			4/19/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
3/19/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$200,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$11,201

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$6,161

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$200,000

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

REFERRED TO RISK MANAGEMENT.

Updates

No updates found.

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $2.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201988754
Claim Number :	165229
Date Submitted :	5/14/2019

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTH CARE INDEMNITY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
61-0904881
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	David		E	Begleiter
Street Address
18640 Long Lake Drive
City				State	Zip
Boca Raton				FL	33496
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(646) 382 - 7900			dbegleiter@gmail.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	David		E	Begleiter
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		13001 Southern Boulevard
City		State	Zip Code	County
Loxahatchee		FL	33470	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10116		$1		$1
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME101373		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
PALMS WEST HOSPITAL		110006
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/28/2016		4/8/2019

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
A patient came through the emergency department with a history that a foreign body might have impacted his eye while he was working with metal. He reported wearing safety goggles at the time and on examination only had a small amount of redness to the affected eye. A nurse practitioner was the primary clinician for this patient (I signed off on her care and her discharge recommendations after her discharge of the patient). She evaluated the patient, performing a thorough examination of the eye. The examination revealed no evidence of a foreign body in the patient's eye. In addition, the patient reported no loss of visual acuity, no visual disturbance, no pain and had no feeling that a foreign body was in his eye. As such, and in an abundance of caution, the discharge plan and written instructions to the patient included consultation with an ophthalmologist the next day. I learned that the patient did not follow these discharge instructions and waited days before being evaluated by an ophthalmologist (not the one referred from the emergency department). Ultimately, after many months and significant treatment with this ophthalmologist, the patient was diagnosed with a foreign body in his eye. He required surgery and eventually lost sight in the eye. A board certified expert in emergency medicine supported the care that was provided in the ED to this patient and offered sworn affidavit testimony confirming the same. Notwithstanding the support of this expert, the insurance carrier made the business decision to resolve the matter. It is my understanding that the insurance carrier does not need my personal consent for resolution."
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
A patient came through the emergency department with a history that a foreign body might have impacted his eye while he was working with metal. He reported wearing safety goggles at the time and on examination only had a small amount of redness to the affected eye. A nurse practitioner was the primary clinician for this patient (I signed off on her care and her discharge recommendations after her discharge of the patient). She evaluated the patient, performing a thorough examination of the eye. The examination revealed no evidence of a foreign body in the patient's eye. In addition, the patient reported no loss of visual acuity, no visual disturbance, no pain and had no feeling that a foreign body was in his eye. As such, and in an abundance of caution, the discharge plan and written instructions to the patient included consultation with an ophthalmologist the next day. I learned that the patient did not follow these discharge instructions and waited days before being evaluated by an ophthalmologist (not the one referred from the emergency department). Ultimately, after many months and significant treatment with this ophthalmologist, the patient was diagnosed with a foreign body in his eye. He required surgery and eventually lost sight in the eye. A board certified expert in emergency medicine supported the care that was provided in the ED to this patient and offered sworn affidavit testimony confirming the same. Notwithstanding the support of this expert, the insurance carrier made the business decision to resolve the matter. It is my understanding that the insurance carrier does not need my personal consent for resolution."
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
A patient came through the emergency department with a history that a foreign body might have impacted his eye while he was working with metal. He reported wearing safety goggles at the time and on examination only had a small amount of redness to the affected eye. A nurse practitioner was the primary clinician for this patient (I signed off on her care and her discharge recommendations after her discharge of the patient). She evaluated the patient, performing a thorough examination of the eye. The examination revealed no evidence of a foreign body in the patient's eye. In addition, the patient reported no loss of visual acuity, no visual disturbance, no pain and had no feeling that a foreign body was in his eye. As such, and in an abundance of caution, the discharge plan and written instructions to the patient included consultation with an ophthalmologist the next day. I learned that the patient did not follow these discharge instructions and waited days before being evaluated by an ophthalmologist (not the one referred from the emergency department). Ultimately, after many months and significant treatment with this ophthalmologist, the patient was diagnosed with a foreign body in his eye. He required surgery and eventually lost sight in the eye. A board certified expert in emergency medicine supported the care that was provided in the ED to this patient and offered sworn affidavit testimony confirming the same. Notwithstanding the support of this expert, the insurance carrier made the business decision to resolve the matter. It is my understanding that the insurance carrier does not need my personal consent for resolution."
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			4/8/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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
4/8/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$200,000	$0
Wage Loss	$1	$0
Other Expenses	$1	$0

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

Updates

No updates found.

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