Dr. JEFFREY C LERNER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JEFFREY C LERNER, MD

10115 W Forest Hill Blvd, Ste 302

Wellington, FL

33414

Palm Beach

Court Case # 50-2010-CA-015770

Indemnity Paid: $125,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201160700
Claim Number :	1006393
Date Submitted :	2/3/2012

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FLORIDA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE JUA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-1625412
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	SUSAN			SPIELMAN
Street Address
5814 Reed Street
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340		(260) 486 - 0782	SUSAN.SPIELMAN@MEDPRO.COM

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jeffrey		C	Lerner
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		10115 W Forest Hill BLvd, Ste 302
City		State	Zip Code	County
Wellington		FL	33414	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
FL005270		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO1852

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Palm Beach
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
7/22/2008		1/7/2010

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Heal pain
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Surgery
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Improper procedure
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Additional surgery; pain and suffering
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/17/2010			50-2010-CA-015770
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			5/26/2011
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Palm Beach Podiatric Center Inc
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
5/26/2011

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

$27,381

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$13,374

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$100,000

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

8/18/2011 10:41:36 AM

Reason for Change:

Update ALE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	7739	13373
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	16960	27357

Date of Change:

2/3/2012 11:36:57 AM

Reason for Change:

Update ALE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	13373	13374
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	27357	27381

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Court Case # 50-2009CA-004912

Indemnity Paid: $90,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201058372
Claim Number :	1005273-01
Date Submitted :	2/15/2011

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FLORIDA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE JUA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-1625412
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	SUSAN			SPIELMAN
Street Address
5814 Reed Street
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340		(260) 486 - 0782	SUSAN.SPIELMAN@MEDPRO.COM

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jeffrey		C	Lerner
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		10115 W Forest Hill Blvd, Ste 302
City		State	Zip Code	County
Wellington		FL	33414	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
FL005270		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO1852

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Palm Beach
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
3/2/2007		10/2/2008

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Left ankle pain
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Surgical repair of left achilles tendon
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Unspecified negligence in performance of surgery
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Pain and suffering, left leg shortening
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/10/2009			50-2009CA-004912
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			8/18/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Palm Beach Podiatric Center Inc
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
8/6/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$90,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$49,078

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$33,824

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$75,000

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

2/15/2011 1:28:05 PM

Reason for Change:

Update ALE Information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	45171	49078
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	30373	33824

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Court Case # 50 2009 CA023618

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201365700
Claim Number :	1005159-01
Date Submitted :	8/23/2013

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FLORIDA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE JUA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-1625412
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	SUSAN			SPIELMAN
Street Address
5814 Reed Street
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340		(260) 486 - 0782	SUSAN.SPIELMAN@MEDPRO.COM

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jeffrey		C	Lerner
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		10115 W Forest Hills Blvd, Ste 302
City		State	Zip Code	County
Wellington		FL	33414	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
FL005270		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO1852

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Palm Beach
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
9/6/2006		7/8/2008

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Skin lesion on right foot.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Office exams and prescription of medications.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to timely biopsy lesion.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Below the knee amputation of right leg.
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
6/30/2009			50 2009 CA023618
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			1/4/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Palm Beach Podiatric Center Inc
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
12/21/2012

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$75,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$69,303

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$48,006

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$45,000

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

8/23/2013 2:41:54 PM

Reason for Change:

Update ALE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	56908	69303
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	34112	48006

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