Dr. JAMES V STELNICKI, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JAMES V STELNICKI, MD

6543 Madison St.

New Port Richey, FL

35642

Alachua

Court Case # 51-2010-CA3792

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201263922
Claim Number :	14891-01
Date Submitted :	5/21/2012

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
3000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 400
City				State	Zip
Franklin				TN	37067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	James		V	Stelnicki
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		6543 Madison St.
City		State	Zip Code	County
New Port Richey		FL	35642	Alachua
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0010255		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO387

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Alachua
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
8/1/2007		10/27/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Ulcer under 5th metatarsal head of right foot
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Debridement; topical treatment applied; culture taken
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
On 7/5/07 the patient presented for the first time with ulceration under the fifth metatarsal head on the right foot.A culture was taken, and topical treatment was applied after the area was debrided.The patient was given gentamicin cream and soaks.By the visit of 7/18 it is noted that the C&S was negative and the lesion was Â¿fairly superficialÂ¿.An MRI was recommended to rule out osteomyelitis.X -rays taken on 7/18 do not seem to demonstrate any evidence of osteo.The lesion appeared to improve and by 7/25 it is noted to be Â¿one half as bigÂ¿ as it was before since the patient was now wearing a pressure relieving shoe.On 8/1 it was noted that cat hair was found in the wound.This was patientÂ¿s last visit with insured. Patient claims she developed osteomyelitis that led to a BKA and alleges insured failed to diagnose the infection.Our expert stated that by 07/25, it is clearly noted that the ulceration was one half the size as when it started out.This is evidence of good healing, which would not occur in the face of infection.Furthermore, the cultures taken by insured were negative, which would support that this was a local wound problem not secondary to infection.Because of this, it is possible that the wound was not actually infected at the time the patient was being treated by insured.Also called into question is patientÂ¿s compliance due to multiple missed visits and the cat hair found in the wound.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/30/2010			51-2010-CA3792
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pasco			5/1/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
James V. Stelnicki, 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
5/1/2012

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

$255,300

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$2,151

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$202,000	$125,000
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

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

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