Dr. DONALD C HOWARD, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DONALD C HOWARD, MD

1740 E HALLANDALE BEACH BLVD

HALLANDALE, FL

33009

Broward

Court Case # 04-06054(05)

Indemnity Paid: $325,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200643515
Claim Number :	40008999
Date Submitted :	12/13/2006

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	Laurie		R	Schwartz
Street Address
12424 Wilshire Blvd., 9th Flr.
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90025
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(310) 696 - 0286		(310) 979 - 4930	lschwartz@litneutral.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Donald		C	Howard
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1740 E HALLANDALE BEACH BLVD
City		State	Zip Code	County
HALLANDALE		FL	33009	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0118062690000-0001		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS6013		Physicians or Surgeons

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Broward
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL(HOLLYWOOD)		100038
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/10/2002		8/15/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Lung Cancer
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Claimant became insured physician's patient in 1995 with multiple medical conditions including chronic heart failure and frequent syncope.At some point, claimaint developed lung cancer which was diagnosed in July, 2002, due to testing directed by insured physician.Claimant had many chest x-rays due to his frequent encounters for cardiac procedures, including catheterizations and placement of a pacemaker.Five radiologists from the same group had evaluated those radiological studies and are accused of failing to report the presence of a malignant abnormality in the claimant's left lung.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to diagnose lung cancer
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Claimant became insured physician's patient in 1995 with multiple medical conditions including chronic heart failure and frequent syncope.At some point, claimaint developed lung cancer which was diagnosed in July, 2002, due to testing directed by insured physician.Claimant had many chest x-rays due to his frequent encounters for cardiac procedures, including catheterizations and placement of a pacemaker.Five radiologists from the same group had evaluated those radiological studies and are accused of failing to report the presence of a malignant abnormality in the claimant's left lung.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/18/2004			04-06054(05)
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			12/6/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Joseph, MD, Neal Fields, MD, Jonathan M Epstein, MD, DavidA Freedman, MD, Benjamin J Swischuk, MD, PeterN Radiology Associates of Hollywood, P.A. South Broward Hospital District d/b/a Memorial Regional Hosp
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
12/13/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$325,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$63,695

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$15,347

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

Unknown

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