| Department File Number : | M201472678 |
| Claim Number : | 5500000068754109 |
| Date Submitted : | 11/17/2014 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| OPHTHALMIC MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (A R.R.G.) | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 94-3047990 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Brenda | wolchok | |||
| Street Address | |||||
| 3636 University Blvd South | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Jacksonville | FL | 32216 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (904) 739 - 0606 | (904) 739 - 0609 | wolchokeugenebmd@bellsouth.net | |||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | EUGENE | B | WOLCHOK | ||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 3636 University Blvd South Suite A2 | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Jacksonville | FL | 32216 | Duval | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| OMC007281 | $500,000 | $1,500,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME24163 | Surgery - Opthalmology | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| M | Duval | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Outpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| PLAZA SURGERY CENTER II | 14960634 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Operating Suite | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 12/30/2008 | 9/23/2010 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Cataract; left eye. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| Vitreous hemorrhage; left eye. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | 366.16 | ||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| There was no misdiagnosis. | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Retinal detachment; left eye. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 9/15/2010 | 16-2010-CA-011615 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Duval | 5/3/2011 | ||||
| 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 subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award. | |||||
| Date of Payment | |||||
| 5/10/2011 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $417,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| This case prompted me to reassesss my anesthesia technique for cataract surgery. I modified my technique to use a blunted needle for periorbital block. As an addendum, my son, Stephen M. Wolchok, M.D. joined me in practice in 2007. Prior to this case I had already planned, and did, stop all intraocular surgery and only practice medical ophthalmology starting January 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
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