Dr. JENNIFER R VAUGHN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JENNIFER R VAUGHN, MD

1304 Oak Street

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PREFERRED PHYSICIANS MEDICAL RISK RETENTION GROUP,				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-3521189
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Krista			Wolfe
Street Address
9600 W 67th Street
City				State	Zip
Shawnee Mision				KS	66202
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(913) 262 - 2585			krista.wolfe@ppmrrg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jennifer		R	Vaughn
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1304 Oak Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Melbourne		FL	32901	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
17645		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME97997		Anesthesiology		01

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Brevard
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100019
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/20/2009		2/25/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented for Thyroidectomy
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
afsdPatient incurred a hematoma at the surgical site necessitatig emergency airway access.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Anoxic brain damage
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/14/2010			052009CA070527
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			10/3/2012
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
10/3/2012

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

$85,000

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

Continue to carefully evaluate patients needing emergency airway access.

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