Dr. DAVID G KOO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DAVID G KOO, MD

812 Stephens Pass CV

Lake Mary, FL

32746

Seminole

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $190,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201990340
Claim Number :	PLFWAT099107
Date Submitted :	10/22/2019

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Florida Hospital Waterman				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-3140669		4409
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Linda			Boelke
Street Address
900 Hope Way
City				State	Zip
Altamonte Springs				FL	32714
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(407) 357 - 1313			linda.boelke@ahss.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	David		G	Koo
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		812 Stephens Pass CV
City		State	Zip Code	County
Lake Mary		FL	32746	Seminole
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
8258-2019		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Other			Hospitalist
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME108164

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
			F	Lake
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Florida Hospital Waterman		100057
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/22/2018		4/18/2019

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Chest pain; palpitations; shortness of breath and nonspecific abdominal pain with a recent history of atrial fibrillation and pacemaker insertion.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
This practitioner was the Hospitalist overseeing the patient's care on the date in question; he ordered a CT of the abdomen and pelvis without contract and requested a consult from gastroenterology to evaluate complaints of generalized abdominal pain.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to order a STAT echocardiogram following CT scans showing a pericardial effusion, alleged failure to timely contact cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery with the CT findings and alleged failure to order appropriate medications to reverse the INR in preparation for likely surgery. The patient was ultimately found to have cardiac tamponade related to a rare version of a micro-perforation related to pacemaker insertion where the screw pierced the pericardium but also nicked a vessel causing a bleed. Expert review on behalf of this Practitioner opined that the cardiac tamponade cause hypo-perfusion which likely led to a bowel infarction; lactic acidosis and liver failure such that earlier intervention would not have altered the outcome. The expert further opined that prior to being seen by this practitioner, the patient had already suffered a mortal injury and that there was nothing that could have been done to prevent her death. The case settled in pre-suit to avoid an adverse jury award with a sympathetic plaintiff.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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			10/2/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Florida Hospital Waterman
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within 90 days of suit being filed.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
10/2/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$190,000

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	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

N/A

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