Dr. FRED STEINBERG, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. FRED STEINBERG, MD

3848 FAU Blvd., Ste. 200

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Melodee			Dixon
Street Address
4655 Salisbury Road
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 296 - 2887	209	(904) 296 - 1013	mdixon@fldic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Fred			Steinberg
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3848 FAU Blvd., Ste. 200
City		State	Zip Code	County
Boca Raton		FL	33431	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
10317		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME56655		Radiology - Diagnostic - No Surgery

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
Other Outpatient Facility		University MRI of Boca Raton
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/23/2008		11/17/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented for chest x-ray due to chest congestion.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Chest x-ray.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
X-ray was read as "No active cardiopulmonary disease:,. Approximately 6 months later, patient was diagnosed with lung masses that were suspicious for lung cancer.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failulre to diagnose lung cancer.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/18/2010			502010CA013443
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			1/18/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Rosenzweig, ARNP, May Richman, ARNP, Tracey Heyert, M.D., DavidB David B. Heyert, M.D., P.A. d/b/a Glades Medical Group, Inc. University MRI of Boca Raton, LLC University MRI of Boca Raton, Inc. University MRI Radiology Associates, P.L. MRI Radiology Network P.A.
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
1/18/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$50,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$71,434

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Circumstances of this case have been discussed with the insured and Risk Management was notified.

Updates

Date of Change:

8/15/2013 9:10:30 AM

Reason for Change:

Additional ALAE received.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	70296	71434

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