Dr. JAY H LEVY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JAY H LEVY, MD

184 NE 168 Street

Indemnity Paid: $125,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
OPHTHALMIC MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (A R.R.G.)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
94-3047990
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Denise			Teal
Street Address
184 NE 168 th street
City				State	Zip
North Miami Beach				FL	33162
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 655 - 0411		(305) 653 - 6300	dteal@ramiami.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jay		H	Levy
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		184 NE 168 Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
North Miami Beach		FL	33162	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
omc0011481		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME46992		Surgery - Opthalmology

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
MERCY HOSPITAL, INC.		100061
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/24/2009		1/14/2010

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Macular Hole, AngleClosure Glaucomaholeacular
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Pars Vitrectomy, membrane peel, fluid gas exchange with omplication of angleclosure
Diagnostic Code :		365.22
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
angle closure glaucoma
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Angle closure glaucoma
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/12/2010			10-22410ca25
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			9/15/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Hospital, Mercy Hospital
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
10/19/2010

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

$21,000

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$9,600

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$125,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Be in direct communication with th Primary care or Hositalist physician to monitor patient

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