Dr. HOWARD B FINKELSTEIN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. HOWARD B FINKELSTEIN, MD

661 E. Altamonte

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen			Kessler
Street Address
110 Westwood Place
City				State	Zip
Brentwood				TN	37027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	HOWARD		B	FINKELSTEIN
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		661 E. Altamonte
City		State	Zip Code	County
Altamonte Springs		FL	32701	Seminole
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0010841		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO1581

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Seminole
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Outpatient Facility		Columbia Florida Surgery Center
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/11/2000		5/10/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Hypertrophic plantar condyle, right great toe, IPJ area
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Condylectomy of the plantar condyle, distal tuft, right great toe; gram stain and C&S taken of the wound, and a bone biopsy sent for pathological evaluation
Diagnostic Code :		707.10
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Diabetic patient suffered recurring, chronic ulcerations of both the right hallux and right second toe secondary to delivering mail in extremely wet weather and not keeping the ulcerations dry.Patient subsequently required amputation of both toes.This resulted in allegation against insured of improper treatment and failure to diagnose.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/13/2004			2004-CA-9151
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			4/11/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Foot & Ankle Associates of Florida Pascarella, Hoover, Finkelstein, Wagner & Estrada, DPM, P.A.
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
4/19/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$75,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$25,342

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$11,087

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

None - Specialty Code #80993

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

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