Dr. JAMES A FISH, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JAMES A FISH, MD

975 Baptist Way

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SAMARITAN RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3433505
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	NANCY			CARR
Street Address
10700 SW 88 STREET, SUITE 300
City				State	Zip
MIAMI				FL	33176
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 274 - 4070		(305) 274 - 2701	lori.lee@nccrms.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	James		A	Fish
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		975 Baptist Way
City		State	Zip Code	County
Homestead		FL	33033	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
SPL1017		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS5528		Physicians or Surgeons

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL (DADE)		100125
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/20/2006		12/19/2008

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Prenatal nausea, vomiting at 19.6 weeks gestation.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Prenatal ultrasound; the specific results of which were allegedly not communicated, resulting ina wrongful birth of an infant with congenital heart defect.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Aortic and mitral atresia, hypoplastic left heart syndrome at birth, requiring three reconstructive surgeries, two of which have been performed to date.
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
3/30/2009			09-25541CA02
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			2/18/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Homestead Hospital Nicaisse, MD, Joseph Elias, MD, Robert Homestead Diagnostic Center Homestead Medical Clinic
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
3/12/2010

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

$336,015

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$30,837

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

Not applicable

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

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