Dr. JAMES W FETCHERO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JAMES W FETCHERO, MD

8540 ARGYLE FOREST BLVD

JACKSONVILLE, FL

32244

Duval

Court Case # CA-005055

Indemnity Paid: $125,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200538513
Claim Number :	61271
Date Submitted :	11/30/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
94-1264187
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sandra			Gish
Street Address
851 Napa Valley Corporate Way, Suite N
City				State	Zip
Napa				CA	94558
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(707) 225 - 3339			sgish@hudsoninsgroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JAMES		W	FETCHERO
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8540 ARGYLE FOREST BLVD
City		State	Zip Code	County
JACKSONVILLE		FL	32244	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
39251214		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS5341		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - Minor Surgery

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Duval
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
11/15/2002		4/20/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
DR. FETCHERO FIRST SAW PATIENT 9/24/01 FOR COMPLAINTS OF FLUID IN THE EAR AND WEIGHT GAIN. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BILATERAL SEROUS OTITIS MEDIA AND EUSTACHIAN TUBE DYSFUNCTION ON THE RIGHT AND HE SUSPECTED SINUSITIS. 8/14/02 PATIENT WAS SEEN AT FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER FOR A NON-TENDER SWELLING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER NECK FOR THREE WEEKS.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
PERFORMED A HEARING STUDY 2/25/2002 WHICH WAS ABNORMAL. DR. FETCHERO REFERRED HER TO AN OTOLARYNGOLOGIST.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
ALLEGATIONS ARE FAILURE TO TIMELY DIAGNOSE AND TREAT PLAINTIFF'S CONDITION AND FAILING TO FOLLOW UP ON HER ONGOING COMPLAINTS OF EAR PROBLEMS, INCLUDING FAILING TO REFER HER TO A SPECIALIST, RESULTING IN A DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS OF NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/27/2004			CA-005055
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			5/31/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Fetchero, John
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
6/22/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$125,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$42,822

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

NOT SURE.

Updates

Date of Change:

11/30/2005 5:26:43 PM

Reason for Change:

I had added another defendant in the legal information, but when I reviewed it the name was missing. I wish to update the existing report with this report.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Defendant Last Name		Fetchero, John
No Other Defendants	1	0

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

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