Dr. JILL HECHTMAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JILL HECHTMAN, MD

888 S. Parsons Avenue

Brandon, FL

33511

Hillsborough

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201678679
Claim Number :	2013-09-202-006
Date Submitted :	6/8/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-114949
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Marcey			Collman
Street Address
2985 Drew Street
City				State	Zip
Clearwater				FL	33759
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 519 - 1275		(727) 519 - 1276	marcey.collman@baycare.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jill			Hechtman
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		888 S. Parsons Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Brandon		FL	33511	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
112-31-714		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME88861		Gynecology - Minor 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	Hillsborough
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL		100075
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/29/2013		11/11/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Deliver of a newborn
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The newborn was delivered to this 29 year old female via csection. The plaintiff developed a pelvic abscess. Patient developed an infection and ultimately succumbed to the infection.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to properly treat pelvic abscess. St JosephÂ¿s Hospital was claimed to be vicariously liable for the treating physicians.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
A 29 year old presented for delivery of her child. A C section was necessary and it was later discovered that the patient had a pelvic abscess which was claimed not to be timely treated. The resultant failure to timely treat the abscess is alleged to have caused sepsis and death of the mother.
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			12/23/2015
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 not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
12/23/2015

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

$55,815

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

Any risk issues identified in this case have been/will be addressed by assigned counsel with injured physician.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case # 14-CA-009586

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201780977
Claim Number :	2014-09-202-002
Date Submitted :	1/27/2017

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Lexington Insurace Company				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-114949
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jessica			Hayden
Street Address
2985 Drew Street
City				State	Zip
Clearwater				FL	33764
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 519 - 1268			jessica.hayden@baycare.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JILL			HECHTMAN
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		2701 W Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33607	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
114-67-161		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME88861		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology

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	Hillsborough
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Physician's Office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/21/2013		4/23/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Intrauterine fetal death (still birth) of male fetus at 36 weeks and four days gestation.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Plaintiff alleged failure to appropriately monitor and recognize signs indicating variable decelerations, and to timely intervene and deliver fetus. Dr. Hechtman did not see this patient until after the delivery, and she was ultimately dismissed from this action without indemnity payment.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/13/2014			14-CA-009586
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			1/27/2017
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
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$48,836

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

Any risk issues have been/will be addressed.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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