Dr. FRANK E SPEKTOR, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. FRANK E SPEKTOR, MD

8940 North Kendall Drive #400E

Indemnity Paid: $175,000.00

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	Burt		E	Redlus
Street Address
19 W Flagler St.#711
City				State	Zip
Miami				FL	33130
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 358 - 8220		(305) 371 - 4759	ber@redluspa.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	FRANK		E	SPEKTOR
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8940 North Kendall Drive #400E
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33176	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
263		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME36965		Surgery - Opthalmology

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI		100008
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		doctors office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/5/2006		8/4/2008

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Pseudo Tumor Cerebrii
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Office exam determined bilateral papilledema, other diagnostic data confirmed diagnosis of Pseudo Tumor Cerebrii
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
there was no misdiagnosis. there was an allegation that proper corrective treatment was delayed
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient eventually became totally blind
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/14/2009			09-03180
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			10/7/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Barratt, Dianna Kobetz, Stephen Eberwein, Ronald Gershman, Howard Doctors Hospital Portuondo, Jose Baptist Hosp of Miami Sheridan Emergency Services of South Dade Center For Excellence in Eye Care
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
Other			dismissal with predjudice based on stipulation
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
9/30/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$175,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$148,332

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$56,221

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$100,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

no negligence was found but physician counselled on referring pseudotumor patients on a prompt basis.

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