Dr. DOUGLAS FRIEDERICH, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DOUGLAS FRIEDERICH, MD

611 S Fort Harrison Avenue, Suite 354

Clearwater, FL

33756

Pinellas

Court Case # 11-7264-CI-15

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201264965
Claim Number :	11-0062-A-09
Date Submitted :	10/3/2012

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Melodee			Dixon
Street Address
4655 Salisbury Road
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 296 - 2887	209	(904) 296 - 1013	mdixon@fldic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Douglas			Friederich
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		611 S Fort Harrison Avenue, Suite 354
City		State	Zip Code	County
Clearwater		FL	33756	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MC001056		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME102706		Emergency Medicine - No Major 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	Pinellas
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL		100127
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/1/2009		3/15/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to ER complaining of severe chest pain, chest pressure, high blood pressure and indigestion.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
None performed.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Patient's diagnosis was unknown reason for chest pain - not cardiac related.Patient expired at home several hours later from a heart attack.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to admit and properly treat patient when he presented to the ER complaining of chest pains, resulting in patient's demise.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/24/2011			11-7264-CI-15
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			3/16/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Bay Area Emergency Physicians, LLC Morton Plant Hospital Associates, Inc.
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
3/16/2012

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

$16,983

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$60,000

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

Circumstances of this case have been discussed with the Insured and Risk Management was notified.Risk Management has discussed the case with the Insured.

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