Dr. EMERY D JAFFE, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. EMERY D JAFFE, MD

18999 Biscayne Blvd

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SOUTH FLORIDA OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SELF INSURING TRUST				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6628916
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jodi		A	Seldin
Street Address
19 W. Flagler Street
City				State	Zip
Miami				FL	33130
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 374 - 6368		(305) 371 - 4759	jas@redluspa.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Emery		D	Jaffe
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		18999 Biscayne Blvd
City		State	Zip Code	County
Aventura		FL	33180	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
230		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME60216		Surgery - Opthalmology		ME60216

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/19/2003		6/17/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Pterygium, right eye
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
excision of pterygium under anesthesia.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
there was not a misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Recurrence of pterygium, known complication
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Slight - Lacerations, contusions, minor scars, rash.No delay.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/29/2005			05-14513 CA14
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			11/29/2006
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
11/20/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$75,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$21,895

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$3,230

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$75,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Physician was counselled on recordkeeping nad documentation of infomed consent.

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