Dr. GARVIN YEE, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. GARVIN YEE, MD

10131 West Forest Hills Blvd., Ste. 230

West Palm Beach, FL

33414

Palm Beach

Court Case # 50 2007 CA 009903

Indemnity Paid: $85,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201264375
Claim Number :	2-07-0010A
Date Submitted :	12/5/2012

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	Garvin			Yee
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		10131 West Forest Hills Blvd., Ste. 230
City		State	Zip Code	County
West Palm Beach		FL	33414	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
GL01000014		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME66647		Surgery - Orthopedic

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Palm Beach
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
11/1/2005		1/31/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented post-total knee replacement complaining of swelling and pain.Insured aspirated the knee and no infection was found.Patient continued to have swelling occassionally, but infection was never found.Patient traveled to PA, where it was found he had a staph infection.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Right Knee Arthroscopy.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to culture the post-operative right knee.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/11/2007			50 2007 CA 009903
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			6/22/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Center for Bone and Joint Surgery of the Palm Beaches, FL
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
6/22/2012

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$85,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$107,169

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

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

Updates

Date of Change:

12/5/2012 1:21:24 PM

Reason for Change:

ALAE incorrectly reported as deductible. Additional ALAE received.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	0	107169
Amount of Deductible Paid by Defendant	101566	0

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