Dr. JEFFREY L KATZELL, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JEFFREY L KATZELL, MD

7625 LAKE WORTH RD

Indemnity Paid: $300,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
CLARENDON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
52-0266645
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kim			Cote
Street Address
2000 W. Sam Houston Parkway South
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77042
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 722 - 1648	1648	(713) 243 - 7311	kim_cote@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JEFFREY		L	KATZELL
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7625 LAKE WORTH RD
City		State	Zip Code	County
LAKE WORTH		FL	33467	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
CMP0006226		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME50379		Surgery - General

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
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Lakeland Regional Medical Center		100157
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/23/1999		5/30/2000

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH TEAR OF POSTERIOR HORN, LEFT MEDIAL MENISCUS.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
LEFT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY WITH MEDIAL MENISCECTOMY, SYNOVECTOMY, & LYSIS OF PLICA.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
NO MISDIAGNOSIS
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
INSURED ALLEGEDLY LACERATED, NICKED OR TRANSECTED POPLITEAL ARTERY DURING LEFT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/17/2000			01-002324AF
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			12/19/2002
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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
1/2/2003

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$300,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$37,183

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$10,970

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

UNKNOWN

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Dr. JEFFREY L KATZELL, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).