Dr. GORDON R NICHOLSON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. GORDON R NICHOLSON, MD

825 us hwy 1, ste. 250

Indemnity Paid: $35,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-2114545
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ludvig			Christensen
Street Address
7886 woodland center drive
City				State	Zip
tampa				FL	33614
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 880 - 5117	5117	(813) 880 - 5105	ludvig.christensen@cna.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Gordon		R	nicholson
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		825 us hwy 1, ste. 250
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jupiter		FL	33477	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
DNC 05947687		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Dentistry
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
DN9468		Dentists		04

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
1/12/1999		4/4/2000

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Pain in wisdom tooth # 16
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
extracted # 16
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Infection causing hospitalization
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/2/2001			cl 0104654 af
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			10/7/2004
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 not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
8/24/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$35,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$115,532

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$35,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Insured will get signed informed consent on all extractions in the future

*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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