Dr. DON B KNAPP, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DON B KNAPP, MD

6499 38th Avenue North, Suite B-1

Indemnity Paid: $90,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SOUTH PINELLAS MEDICAL TRUST				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6599936
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Andrew		L	Wallace
Street Address
2727 16th Street N
City				State	Zip
St. Petersburg				FL	33704
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 822 - 4600		(727) 822 - 4665	awallacespmt@gmail.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	DON		B	KNAPP
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		6499 38th Avenue North, Suite B-1
City		State	Zip Code	County
St. Petersburg		FL	33710	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
14876-18		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME11732		Surgery - Opthalmology

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
PHYSICIANS OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER		14960371
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/18/2017		1/17/2019

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Cataract.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Phacoemulsification, extracapsular cataract extraction with anterior chamber intraocular lens implantation.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Temporary vision loss in right eye due to intraoperative complication.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			7/23/2019
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
7/23/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$90,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$8,938

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Based on review by Dr. Knapp and a positive expert review by a well-qualified expert, no steps deemed to be necessary.

Does Dr. DON B KNAPP, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. DON B KNAPP, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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