Department File Number : | M201472514 |
Claim Number : | 21075-01 |
Date Submitted : | 11/4/2014 |
Insurer Information | |||||
Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | Primary | ||||
Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
58-1403235 | |||||
Insurer Contact Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Karen | Kessler | |||
Street Address | |||||
3000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 | |||||
City | State | Zip | |||
Franklin | TN | 37067 | |||
Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
(615) 371 - 8776 | 2249 | kkessler@picagroup.com |
Insured Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Joel | Epstein | |||
Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
Licensed | 2595 Tampa Rd. | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
Palm Harbor | FL | 34684 | Pinellas | ||
Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
1PD0009652 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
Podiatric Physician | |||||
License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
PO1296 |
Injured Person Information | |||||
First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
M | Pinellas | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | |||
Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
Other Outpatient Facility | Unknown surgery center | ||||
Name of Institution | Code | ||||
Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
Operating Suite | |||||
Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
12/9/2009 | 8/5/2014 |
Diagnostic Information | |||||
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
Hallux limitus | |||||
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
Cheilectomy; Aiken osteotomy | |||||
Diagnostic Code : | |||||
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
*NR | |||||
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
Patient claims that she had a bump arise on the incision site from her procedure that was performed by insured. She went to see a dermatologist about the bump. The dermatologist pulled a suture out of the bump. She states that now her toe is deformed and she has a scar that was not there before. | |||||
Severity Of Injury | |||||
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed. |
Legal Information | |||||
Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
*NR | |||||
County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
*NR | 10/6/2014 | ||||
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
Claim or suit abandoned. | |||||
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? | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
None - Specialty code #80993 |
Updates | |
No updates found. |
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