Dr. JOEL LEVY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOEL LEVY, MD

2511 W. Martin Luther King Ave.

Indemnity Paid: $157,500.00

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
110 Westwood Place
City				State	Zip
Brentwood				TN	37027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Joel			Levy
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2511 W. Martin Luther King Ave.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33607	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0009705		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO774

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
Other Outpatient Facility		Tampa Bay Surgery Center
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/8/2002		6/4/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Hallux valgus, left
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Modified Austin/Akin bunionectomy, left
Diagnostic Code :		735.0
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient developed post-op infection within 2 days of surgical procedure.She was hospitalized, the infection treated, and she was later released.Patient died of a drug overdose approx. 10 mos. after her surgery.Allegation is failure to diagnose the existence of an infection before surgery; however, there was no supporting evidence, in the records or otherwise, that an infection was evident in the left foot pre-operatively.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/12/2004			04-10207
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			3/28/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
All Podiatry Group, Inc.
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
3/29/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$157,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$100,551

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$9,317

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

None - Specialty Code #80993

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

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