Dr. ERIN P KELLEHER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ERIN P KELLEHER, MD

511 West Alexander Street Suite 2

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
DOCTORS COMPANY, AN INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-3014772
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kelly			Andrews
Street Address
12724 Gran Bay Parkway, W., Suite 400
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32258
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 360 - 3038			kandrews@thedoctors.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Erin		P	Kelleher
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		511 West Alexander Street Suite 2
City		State	Zip Code	County
Plant City		FL	33563	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0917457		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME117482		Pediatrics - No Surgery

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
Other		Physician's office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/2/2015		2/21/2017

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia in a fully immunized infant.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
General pediatric follow-up to recent Emergency Department visit.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Parent reported to insured that the infant had been re-called to the Emergency Department the previous day for repeat blood culture after an initial culture showed preliminary results that the hospital deemed to be consistent with a skin contaminant. At the time the child was seen by insured; results of the repeat culture were pending. When she was seen by insured, the infant was afebrile, the mother reported that her condition was improving and the exam was benign. Insured felt that the child's condition was consistent with a resolving viral syndrome. The child was scheduled to return to insured early the next morning for continued follow-up. She was returned to the ED roughly 7 hours later after her fever returned. Both blood cultures eventually were reported to be growing Strep pneumoniae.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
S. pneumoniae bacteremia, meningitis and cerebritis resulting in profound neurologic sequelae.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/2/2017			17-CA-5401
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			6/22/2018
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Juarbe, MD, Marifel Gompf, MD, Timothy Wooten, MD, Hope L Shepard, MD, Brooke M Gaspar, MD, Tamas Sastry, MD, Sridhara Parsons, ARNP, Stephen South Florida Baptist Hospital (Baycare Heatlh Systems)
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
6/22/2018

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$500,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$48,121

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$13,269

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

Insurance company staff consulted with insured to discuss preventative measures. Patient Safety referral is made if appropriate.

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