Dr. JAMES SMIT, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JAMES SMIT, MD

9370 Sunset Drive, Ste A250

Indemnity Paid: $537,500.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN EQUITY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
86-0703220
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Carol		E	Lee
Street Address
916 St. Germain Street - Ste 110
City				State	Zip
St. Cloud				MN	56301
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(320) 252 - 9087	10	(320) 252 - 4571	clee@stpaultravelers.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	James			Smit
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		9370 Sunset Drive, Ste A250
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33173	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MWP 000008		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME71347		Anesthesiology

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI		100008
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Labor and Delivery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/11/2000		5/4/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Birth
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
C-Section - alleged delay in administration of anesthesia.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged delay in determination of need for C-Section and administration of anesthesia.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Placental abruption.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/21/2001			01-19776CA08
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			3/5/2003
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Femwell Health Group Thomas, Banarjee Drs. Ellis, Rojas, Ross & Debs, Inc. Baptist Hospital of Miami Dimino, Thomas
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During trial, but before court verdict.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Other			Settlement reached prior to verdict.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
3/5/2003

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$537,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$191,000

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

None known.

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Does Dr. JAMES SMIT, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. JAMES SMIT, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).