Dr. HARELLE C DUNCAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. HARELLE C DUNCAN, MD

5410 Maryland Way Suite 300

Indemnity Paid: $99,167.00

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. DuncanÂ¿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

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

Unknown at this time

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

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