Dr. DENNIS R STEVENSON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DENNIS R STEVENSON, MD

101 EDINBURGH DR

WINTER PARK, FL

32792

Orange

Court Case # 04CA-4132

Indemnity Paid: $220,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200536244
Claim Number :	40-009073
Date Submitted :	8/3/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-2575892
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Heidi			Tam
Street Address
4680 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90010
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(323) 930 - 7078			heidi.tam@farmersinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Dennis		R	Stevenson
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		101 EDINBURGH DR
City		State	Zip Code	County
WINTER PARK		FL	32792	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0118090850000		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME50905		Internal Medicine - 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
			M	Orange
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL (ORLANDO)		100007
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Critical Care Unit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/6/2002		9/9/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The patient was admitted to the hospital on 8/20/02 with a history of severe peropheral vascular disease and had previously undergone a right below-knee amputation in April 2002 as a result of this disease. He was admitted to undergo a left femoral artery angioplasty.Postoperatively Mr. Poole did well although he did have a retroperitoneal hemorrhage and had to be transfused with two units of packed red cells.Dr. Stevenson was called in for pulmonary management. Mr. Poole tolerated the procedure well and postoperatively was placed on Aminophyline drip to assit with his asthma. Mr. poole continued to received Solu-Medrol 125mg IV every 6 hours postoperatively.He continued to do well from a pulmonary viewpoint and infectious disease physicians continued to manage his bacteremia.On September 5, 2002, the IV Solu-Medrol was discontinued after the 5:30 p.m. dose (the records do not reflect a physician's order for this).Four days later Mr. Poole suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest.He was revived after approximately 20 minutes of resuscitative efforts.He was placed on ventilator remained unresponsive until life support was withdrawn and he expired on 9/19/02.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Solu-Medrol was discontinued with no physician's order on the chart resulting in the patient's respiratory arrest and ultimate demise.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None. The patient passed away.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Wrongful death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/27/2004			04CA-4132
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			7/28/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Florida Hospital Orlando
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
7/28/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$220,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$13,759

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,469

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	$7,500	$0

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

None. Dr. Stevenson met the standard of care by appropriately ordering steroid theraphy for Mr. poole at all times.He did not discontinued the order for Solu-Medrol. It was the nursing staff responsibility to administer the medications as ordered.

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