| Department File Number : | M201677401 |
| Claim Number : | MM277141 |
| Date Submitted : | 3/1/2016 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 36-2950161 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | CRYSTAL | L | ALSTONBAYTON | ||
| Street Address | |||||
| 4600 COX ROAD | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| GLEN ALLEN | VA | 23060 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (804) 864 - 3731 | (855) 662 - 7535 | CALSTONBAYTON@MARKELCORP.COM | |||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | HARIDAS | N | BHADJA | ||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 8293 BOB O LINK DRIVE | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| WEST PALM BEACH | FL | 33412 | Palm Beach | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| MM820673 | $2,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME81635 | Ophthalmology - No Surgery | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| M | Okeechobee | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Prison | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Other | OKEECHOBEE CORRECTIONAL PRISON INFIRMARY | ||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 8/1/2009 | 9/15/2014 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| CLAIMANT ALLEGES INCREASED PAIN IN HIS LEFT EYE/FACIAL AREA AS THE RESULT OF THE ABSENCE OF LYRICA AFTER HE WAS INITIALLY TRANSFERRED TO OCI UNTIL HE RECEIVED IT ON OCT 12, 2009 OR 124 DAYS. HE ALSO ALLEGES THAT HIS VISION IN HIS RIGHT EYE DECLINED MORE RAPIDLY BECAUSE HE DID NOT RECEIVE VITAMIN B COMPLEX, BREWER¿S YEAST AND MULTIVITAMIN FOR THE SAME TIME-PERIOD. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| INSD¿S DR TREATED CLAIMANT ON MAY 18, 2009, WHEN HE WAS SEEN WHILE AT THE SOUTH FLORIDA RECEPTION CENTER AND PRESCRIBED MOTRIN 600 MG FOR PAIN FOR 30 DAYS AS PART OF HIS TRANSFER FROM ONE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO THE FACILITY IN QUESTION WHERE HE ALLEGES THE NEGLIGENCE OCCURRED. THEREAFTER, HE WAS PROMPTLY SEEN BY A NURSE UPON HIS ARRIVAL AND HIS COMPLAINTS WERE ADDRESSED. CLAIMANT¿S PAST MEDICAL RECORDS WERE REQUESTED AND ONCE THE PRIOR PRESCRIPTIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS DR FOR LYRICA AND THE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS WERE CONFIRMED, THE INSD¿S DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY PRESCRIBED THE SAME ITEMS FOR HIM. CLAIMANT BEGAN RECEIVING THE LYRICA AND THE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS AT THE FACILITY IN QUESTION ON OCTOBER 12, 2009. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| NO MISDIAGNOSIS. | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| CLAIMANT ALLEGES A CLAIM AGAINST INSD DOCTOR FOR DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE BASED ON DOCTOR¿S ALLEGED REFUSAL TO PROVIDE NECESSARY TREATMENT FOR A VISION PROBLEM (OPTIC NEUROPATHY) IN PLAINTIFFS LEFT EYE DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN HIS INTITIAL ARRIVAL AT THE FACILITY THE INSD DOCTOR TREATED HIM ON JUNE 2, 2009 AND OCT 12, 2009. PLAINTIFF HAD BEEN TREATED PREVIOUSLY AT ANOTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. THE DOCTOR AT THE FORMER FACILITY PRESCRIBED LYRICA FOR PAIN AND VITAMIN B COMPLEX, BREWER¿S YEAST AND A MULTIVITAMIN (NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS) AS WELL. THE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS WERE PRESCRIBED IN THE HOPES OF PREVENTING FURTHER DETERIORATION OF PLAINTIFF¿S VISION IN RIGHT EYE. IT APPEARS UNCONTESTED THAT PLAINTIFF HAD TOTAL LOSS OF VISION IN HIS LEFT EYE. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 3/19/2012 | 92012cv80309 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Palm Beach | 5/8/2015 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| TUCKER, KENNETH S MCKRAKEN, ROBERT BASS, WILLIAM | |||||
| Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
| Claim or suit abandoned. | |||||
| Final Method of Claim Disposition | |||||
| Disposed of by Court | |||||
| Court Decision | Other | ||||
| Judgment notwithstanding the verdict for defendant. | |||||
| Arbitration | |||||
| Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
| Date of Payment | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $40,738 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $1,485 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NONE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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