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

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOHN LEE, MD

1201 7th Ave. North

Indemnity Paid: $565,000.00

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	Amy		A	Villareal
Street Address
16255 Bay Vista Drive
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33760
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 519 - 1274			amy.villareal@baycare.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	John			Lee
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		1201 7th Ave. North
City		State	Zip Code	County
St. Petersburg		FL	33705	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
805-5836		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME20341		Surgery - General

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SAINT ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL		100067
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/24/2006		2/22/2008

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
50 yo female with hx of Multiple Sclerosis, back surgery and pain management had complaints of right 5th toe pain x 2 months. Stenting and grafting were attempted but were unsuccessful.The patient developed coolness, numbness, severe critical ischemia and had absent Doppler signals.Repeat vasculariztion of the RLE was attempted without success.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
On 1/24/2006 the patient underwent BKA with the application of immediate fitting prosthesis. The patient later also had debridement for a non-healing wound site.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
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Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
It is alleged that the MD failed to order medical therapy such as aspirin or Plavix during the initial office visit of 12/15/2005 or the 12/19/2005 visit before the superficial artery angioplasty,that the performance of the superficial femoral artery angioplasty and stent was not an indicated procedure, andthe lack of the initiation of anti-platelet therapy after angioplasty and femoral popliteal bypass led to a Right below knee amputation
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/1/2009			08-009512-CI
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			6/4/2013
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
6/14/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$565,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$472,302

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

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

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

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