Dr. JEFFREY R BROOKS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JEFFREY R BROOKS, MD

850 W. Plymouth Avenue

Indemnity Paid: $210,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
INTERSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-2259886
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ruby			Thompson
Street Address
33 West Monroe
City				State	Zip
Chicago				IL	60603
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(312) 456 - 5227		(312) 577 - 9507	rthomps2@ffic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jeffrey		R	Brooks
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		850 W. Plymouth Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Deland		FL	32720	Wakulla
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
DPP 1300653		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME26840		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Volusia
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Hospital/Institution		Florida Hospital Deland
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Labor and Delivery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/28/2001		6/27/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented for birth/delivery.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Baby was to be delivered by a Mid-Wife but insured was called to assist.Labor progressed normally until a 40% placental abruption occurred causing severe fetal distress.
Diagnostic Code :		305
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged negligent supervision of labor. Leading to death of infant
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/2/2002			2002-11324 -CIDL
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Volusia			3/2/2004
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Balo, Donna Adventist Health System Almost Home Women's Health Center Brooks & Gelman
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
3/2/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$210,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$40,670

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$2,253

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$150,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

None

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

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