Dr. JEFFREY SWALCHICK, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JEFFREY SWALCHICK, MD

1850 37th Street

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
NORCAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
94-2301054
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Richard			Petersen
Street Address
4651 Salisbury Rd. #410
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 309 - 8142		(904) 394 - 7134	rpetersen@norcal-group.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jeffrey			Swalchick
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1850 37th Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Vero Beach		FL	32960	Indian River
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
723931N		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME57090		Radiology - Diagnostic - Minor Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Indian River
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
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/30/2015		3/27/2017

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Thoracic level epidural mass
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Plaintiff alleges that Dr. Swalchick misinterpreted an MRI on or about 06/30/15 that visualized a thoracic level epidural mass.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
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Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Plaintiff alleges that Dr. Swalchick misinterpreted an MRI on or about 06/30/15 that visualized a thoracic level epidural mass resulting in a cord injury.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/22/2017			61888353
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Indian River			11/1/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within 90 days of suit being filed.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Other			Settled between parties
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
11/1/2017

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$7,729

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Circumstances of the case have been discussed with risk management & with the insured-physician

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

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