Department File Number : | M201679665 |
Claim Number : | 0AB029721 |
Date Submitted : | 9/9/2016 |
Insurer Information | |||||
Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
HOMELAND INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK | Primary | ||||
Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
52-1568827 | |||||
Insurer Contact Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Mike | Clark | |||
Street Address | |||||
199 Scott Swamp Road | |||||
City | State | Zip | |||
Farmington | CT | 06032 | |||
Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
(860) 321 - 2544 | (877) 256 - 5067 | mclark@onebeacon.com |
Insured Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Harelle | C | Duncan | ||
Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
Licensed | 5410 Maryland Way Suite 300 | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
Brentwood | TN | 37027 | Out of state | ||
Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
MPP393811 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |||
Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
Medical Doctor | |||||
License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
ME105010 | Internal Medicine - No Surgery |
Injured Person Information | |||||
First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
F | Clay | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | |||
Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
Name of Institution | Code | ||||
SHANDS HOSPITAL | 100113 | ||||
Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
Recovery Room | |||||
Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
2/7/2013 | 4/3/2013 |
Diagnostic Information | |||||
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
Patient presented to the hospital for a right femur fracture and underwent surgery, including an open tracheostomy. Thereafter, she was transferred to the hospitalist service and developed c diff. | |||||
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
Dr. Duncan ordered an abdominal CT. Although the patient's clinical presentation did not indicate a bowel perforation, the abdominal CT ultimately revealed a bowel perforation for which patient underwent emergency abdominal surgery | |||||
Diagnostic Code : | |||||
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
There was no misdiagnosis | |||||
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
Plaintiff claims patient's death was caused by a delay in surgical treatment from the time of completion of the abdominal CT. Dr. Duncan¿s shift ended prior to the patient being taken to radiology, and there was a fifteen-hour delay from the time the CT scan was performed until it was read and reported. | |||||
Severity Of Injury | |||||
Permanent: Death. |
Legal Information | |||||
Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
*NR | |||||
County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
*NR | 8/31/2016 | ||||
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
Al Ashhab, Aiham | |||||
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed). | |||||
Final Method of Claim Disposition | |||||
Settled by parties | |||||
Court Decision | Other | ||||
No Court Proceedings. | |||||
Arbitration | |||||
Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
Date of Payment | |||||
8/31/2016 |
Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $99,167 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $42,307 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Unknown at this time |
Updates | |
No updates found. |
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