Dr. JOHN D CANTANDO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOHN D CANTANDO, MD

3319 South State Road 7, Suite 313

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
NORCAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
94-2301054
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Diane		M	McNab
Street Address
5555 Gate Parkway, Suite 150
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 439 - 0580			dmcnab@norcal-group.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	John		D	Cantando
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3319 South State Road 7, Suite 313
City		State	Zip Code	County
Wellington		FL	33449	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
OS12942		$250,000		$75,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS12942		Surgery - Neurology - Including Child

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
JFK MEDICAL CENTER		100080
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/27/2017		9/13/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The patient presented to this health care provider's office with low back pain, spinal stenosis of the cervical and lumbar spine and spondylolisthesis of the lumbar region.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The provider proposed a redo decompressive laminectomies from L2-L5/S1 with partial facetectomies and foraminotocomies and a lumbar fusion from L2-L5. The patient elected and consented to proceed with the surgery.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis. The disputed allegation consisted of the failure to timely diagnose and treat a post operative epidural hematoma necessitating evacuation of the hematoma.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The patient reported weakness of both legs and loss of bowel and bladder function.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/24/2019			83082733
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			8/20/2019
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
8/12/2019

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

Insured met and conferenced with claims specialist and defense attorney.

Does Dr. JOHN D CANTANDO, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. JOHN D CANTANDO, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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