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

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DAVID WALTERS, MD

2900 Midway Road

Fort Pierce, FL

34981

St. Lucie

Court Case # 62008CA008435

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200953451
Claim Number :	C1008
Date Submitted :	4/28/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PEDIATRICIANS INSURANCE RISK RETENTION GROUP OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-0167681
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Fred			Moffat
Street Address
634 Bird Rd.
City				State	Zip
Coral Gables				FL	33146
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 666 - 6709		(305) 402 - 2999	flmoffat@mdmc.us

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	David			Walters
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2900 Midway Road
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Pierce		FL	34981	St. Lucie
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
CP10335a		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME50509		Pediatrics - No Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	St. Lucie
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Location		Hip pain, where insult occurred unknown
Name of Institution		Code
LAWNWOOD REG. MED. CTR		100246
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Putative failure to diagnose.
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/23/2006		2/22/2008

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Sepsis due to methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, septic necrosis of the hip, infection of the shoulder, and psoas abscess.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Putative failure to timely diagnose the infection.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Orthopedist diagnosed the hip pain as a sprain on Patient Wilson's presentation to Lawnwood Medical Center on May 11, 2006.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
What original insult caused the hip infection remains unknown.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/23/2008			62008CA008435
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
St. Lucie			3/9/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Feldman, Brett L Kids Health Place, Inc. Lawnwood Medical Center, Inc. Mark J. Powers, M.D., 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 not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
3/20/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$15,414

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$15,414

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$250,000	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Dr. Walters was engaged in PIRRGA's continuing medical education, charting peer review, and risk management case discussion teleconferences until February.

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