Dr. ERIC BREUGGEMAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ERIC BREUGGEMAN, MD

1443 Lakeland Hills Blvd.

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen			Kessler
Street Address
110 Westwood Place
City				State	Zip
Brentwood				TN	37027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Eric			Breuggeman
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1443 Lakeland Hills Blvd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Lakeland		FL	33805	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0013965		$500,000		$1,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO2891

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Hillsborough
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
4/4/2005		2/12/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Ulcerations, right
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Routine diabetic treatment; home health care
Diagnostic Code :		707.10
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Insured treated patient for diabetic ulcerations for several months.His notes indicate there appeared to be healing of the ulcerations and continued improvement with no signs of infection.On her last visit with insured, patient reported a foul odor and drainage from one of the ulcerations.Insured confirmed this and immediately contacted her PCP to arrange for admission to the hospital for IV antibiotics.She subsequently underwent a BKA.Patient alleges improper treatment by insured.It should be noted that insured was consistently thinking about infection during his examinations of this patient as he references throughout his notes that ?there was no foul odor, purulence or redness?.Furthermore, home health nurses apparently observed signs and symptoms of infection at patient?s home; however, insured was never notified.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/16/2007			53-2007-CA-003023-LK
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			5/16/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Martin T. Girling, DPM, P.A. Senior Home Care, 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
5/21/2008

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

$30,075

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$10,311

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

None - specialty code #80993

*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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