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

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOHN ROBINSON, MD

PO BOX 9010

Indemnity Paid: $166,667.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-063787		4102
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Maureen			Williams
Street Address
P.O. Box 9010
City				State	Zip
Stuart				FL	34995
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(772) 288 - 5899			maureen.williams@martinhealth.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	John			Robinson
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		PO BOX 9010
City		State	Zip Code	County
Stuart		FL	34995	Martin
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
Trust-2015 HPL		$5,000,000		*NR
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME69328		Surgery - Neurology - Including Child

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	St. Lucie
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/17/2014		12/1/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Intractable cervical radiculopathy and significant herniation C4/5, C5/6 with impact on the spinal cord which failed all reasonable efforts at conservative treatment.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient scheduled for an extensive anterior cervical microdiscectomy for decompression with bilateral microsurgical foraminotomies with allograft fusion at C4/5, C5/6. Initial localization x-ray marked and confirmed on fluoroscopy at C4/5; however, intraop fluoroscopy revealed initial localization x-ray actually marked C5/6 which meant C6/7 had been inadvertently prepared and grafted.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Neck pain, right arm pain, numbness and tingling.
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
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			10/16/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc.
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Settlement Reached Prior to Pre-Suit Period
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
10/16/2015

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$166,667

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$6,500

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

Root cause analysis identified system improvement to prevent recurrence.

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

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