Dr. IRA SPINNER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. IRA SPINNER, MD

10075 Jog Rd.

Boynton Beach, FL

33437

Palm Beach

Court Case # 2008CA005078XXXXMBAO

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200850873
Claim Number :	11102-01
Date Submitted :	9/12/2008

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	Ira			Spinner
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		10075 Jog Rd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Boynton Beach		FL	33437	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0010330		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO2393

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Palm Beach
City			State	Zip Code

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

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/16/2006		4/5/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Possible Neuroma with stress fracture of fibular sesamoid, left
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Excision of neuroma under the fibular sesamoid and sesamoidectomy, left
Diagnostic Code :		355.6
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
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Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Several weeks post-op, patient complained of pain in her left calf.Insured appropriately ordered a venous ultrasound of the leg to rule out DVT, and the radiology report indicated there was no evidence of DVT.At the next visit, patient reported her calf pain was decreased.Insured never saw patient again; however, 11 days after her final visit with him, she suffered onset of severe chest pains.She was immediately taken to the ER but died shortly thereafter from cardiac arrest.An autopsy revealed death was secondary to pulmonary embolism.Plaintiff alleges improper treatment; however, our expert believes there was no deviation from the standard of care relative to the treatment of this patient.She was promptly referred for Doppler ultrasound imaging.In light of the negative venous ultrasound and patient?s lack of symptoms or risk factors, there was no need for insured to order any further diagnostic studies.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/20/2008			2008CA005078XXXXMBAO
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			8/20/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Foot Care Centers of Palm Beach, P.A. Bethesda Outpatient Surgery Center, LLC Kiminyo, M.D., Kitonga P ID Consultants, Inc. McFee, M.D., William Boca Radiology Group, P.A. Diagnostic Centers of America, LLC
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
8/21/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$16,519

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$5,040

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

None - Specialty Code #80993

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case # 36347444

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201780971
Claim Number :	15-00607409
Date Submitted :	1/27/2017

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
CAMPMED CASUALTY & INDEMNITY COMPANY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
52-1827116
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Buffy		A	Rackley
Street Address
10 Corporate Drive, #201
City				State	Zip
Bedford				NH	03110
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(803) 270 - 8790		(508) 926 - 1552	brackley@hanover.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ira			Spinner
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		10075 Jog Road, #208
City		State	Zip Code	County
Boynton Beach		FL	33437	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
L2Y-A227978-01		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO2393

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	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
3/4/2014		8/18/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Plaintiff had rheumatoid arthritis. She first presented with complaints of a painful left ankle. Insured podiatrist diagnosed arthritic flare of left ankle.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Over the course of about 2 years and 9 visits for the same complaints Â¿ flare up of arthritis, insured occasionally gave steroid injections into the joints. Complaint alleged these injections tore her plantar fascia.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Defense maintained no misdiagnosis. Plaintiff alleged failure to diagnose torn plantar fascia.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Torn plantar fascia and CRPS.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/8/2016			36347444
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			12/5/2016
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
12/8/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$24,351

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$14,125

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$30,000	$20,000
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$100,000	$100,000

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

Refer all patients with rheumatoid arthritis to their rheumatologists and to a pain specialist.

Updates

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