Dr. JOHN ARNOLD, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOHN ARNOLD, MD

6201 N Suncoast Blvd

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Excess
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-1149494
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	carolyn		r	ewell
Street Address
17200 W 119th St
City				State	Zip
Olathe				KS	66061
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(913) 495 - 4217			carolynranee.ewell@aig.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	John			Arnold
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		6201 N Suncoast Blvd
City		State	Zip Code	County
Crystal River		FL	34428	Citrus
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
6797715		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME90636		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
SEVEN RIVERS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL		100249
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/10/2014		7/25/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The ER staff this time repeated her INR test and found that it was greater than 10. Mrs. Spiller had to be intubated in the ER. Testsrevealed that she had a bleed in her cervical spine, which caused a hematoma to press on her spine and cause her quadriplegia.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient was sent to Seven Rivers emergency department to have her INR checked emergently and to be given a vitamin K shot to reverseher excessively high INR, the blood test used to monitor the levels of Coumadin in the blood by measuring how long it takes for the bloodto clot.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
The lab result showed an INR greater than 10 so Dr. Arnold ordered a vitamin K shot. Patient was then discharged without rechecking the INR.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
69, Female, alleging failure to diagnose spinal cord hematoma resulting in return to emergency department next day, emergent surgery &partial quadriplegic.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/11/2016			2016 CA 000018 A
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Citrus			9/23/2016
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
9/28/2016

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

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

N/A

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