Dr. DAVID JOHNSTON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DAVID JOHNSTON, MD

11945 San Jose Boulevard, Suite 300

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
27-3867083
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jody			Schwahn
Street Address
510 Druid Road, Suite D
City				State	Zip
Clearwater				FL	33756
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 581 - 6400			jodyschwahn@yahoo.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	David			Johnston
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		11945 San Jose Boulevard, Suite 300
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32223	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PC-2011-02		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME24837		Surgery - General

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SAINT VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER		100040
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Intensive Care Unit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/9/2010		10/7/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Post-operative complications.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Allegations were that an anastamotic leak went undiagnosed with the failure to timely order a CT scan of the abdomen.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Allegations were that an anastamotic leak went undiagnosed with the failure to timely order a CT scan of the abdomen.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Sepsis and death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/4/2011			16-2011-CA 009139
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			10/29/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Davenport, John Sumner, William Bhaskar, Harish IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates P.A.
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 subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment
11/13/2012

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

$6,648

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$229

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

Do to the unique nature of this case, given the atypical presentation, no safety management steps were taken.

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