Dr. JENNIFER A LONGO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JENNIFER A LONGO, MD

501 6th Avenue South

St. Petersburg, FL

33701

Pinellas

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $300,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201884069
Claim Number :	24175
Date Submitted :	1/11/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Pediatric Physician Services, Inc.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-3425191
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Patricia		M	Condon
Street Address
501 6th Avenue South
City				State	Zip
St Petersburg				FL	33701
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 767 - 4287		(727) 767 - 8597	pcondon1@jhmi.edu

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jennifer		A	Longo
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		501 6th Avenue South
City		State	Zip Code	County
St. Petersburg		FL	33701	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PR1116		$3,000,000		$9,999,999
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME113332		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL		100238
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/27/2014		9/24/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Pain in upper extremity / pain in limb
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
No procedure and /or treatment rendered causing injury.
Diagnostic Code :		729.5
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Plaintiff's alleges misdiagnosis of infection, which was disputed as there was no evidence of infection. The child had been evaluated 5 days earlier for upper respiratory complaints that included a fever. A subsequent pediatrician visit on August 22, 2014 noted continued URI symptoms with labs and viral panel ordered. When the patient returned on August 25, the primary reason for the visit was right upper extremity pain. The child was sent to the ER for further evaluation of the right upper extremity including additional x-rays which were normal. The child was discharged on Motrin with a sling and instructed to return if condition worsened.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Child presented two days later to Northside emergency room in cardiac arrest. The child could not be revived and died with no specific cause of death determined as no autopsy was performed.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			5/18/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment

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

$48,624

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

Settlement without admission of liability

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $300,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201884072
Claim Number :	24175
Date Submitted :	1/11/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Pediatric Physician Services, Inc.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-3425191
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Patricia		M	Condon
Street Address
501 6th Avenue South
City				State	Zip
St Petersburg				FL	33701
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 767 - 4287		(727) 767 - 8597	pcondon1@jhmi.edu

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jennifer		A	Longo
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		501 6th Avenue South
City		State	Zip Code	County
St. Petersburg		FL	33701	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PR1116		$3,000,000		$9,999,999
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME113332		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL		100238
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/27/2014		9/24/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Pain in upper extremity / pain in limb
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
No procedure and /or treatment rendered causing injury.
Diagnostic Code :		729.5
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Plaintiff's alleges misdiagnosis of infection, which was disputed as there was no evidence of infection. The child had been evaluated 5 days earlier for upper respiratory complaints that included a fever. A subsequent pediatrician visit on August 22, 2014 noted continued URI symptoms with labs and viral panel ordered. When the patient returned on August 25, the primary reason for the visit was right upper extremity pain. The child was sent to the ER for further evaluation of the right upper extremity including additional x-rays which were normal. The child was discharged on Motrin with a sling and instructed to return if condition worsened.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Child presented two days later to Northside emergency room in cardiac arrest. The child could not be revived and died with no specific cause of death determined as no autopsy was performed.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			5/18/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment
6/28/2017

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

$48,624

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

Settlement without admission of liability

Updates

No updates found.

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

This page is not displaying certain sensitive information.

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