Dr. JOSEPH J CALDWELL, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOSEPH J CALDWELL, MD

351 nw 42nd ave., suite 205

Indemnity Paid: $60,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF PITTSBURGH, PA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-0687550
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	irma		j	mcclain
Street Address
1200 abernathy road, 8th floor
City				State	Zip
atlanta				GA	30328
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(770) 671 - 2299		(770) 399 - 4055	irma.mcclain@aig.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	joseph		j	caldwell
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		351 nw 42nd ave., suite 205
City		State	Zip Code	County
miami		FL	33126	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1408788		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME47927		Physicians or Surgeons

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
COLUMBIA KENDALL MEDICAL CENTER		100209
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/1/1998		4/16/1999

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
surgery to repair fractured hip
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
alleged misdiagnosis of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus areaus infection following surgery
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
meticillin-resistant staphylococcus areaus infection after surgery to repaired fractured hip
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/31/1999			99-20730 CA 15
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			6/11/2002
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

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$60,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$67,921

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

better monitoring of patients at wound site

Updates

Date of Change:

4/6/2006 3:37:52 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated at request of the State of Florida

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Final Diagnosis	mrsa infection	methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection
Principal Injury	mrsa infection after surgery to repaired fractured hip	meticillin-resistant staphylococcus areaus infection after surgery to repaired fractured hip
Misdiagnosis	alleged misdiagnosis of mrsa infection following surgery	alleged misdiagnosis of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus areaus infection following surgery
Insured Address Street	351 nw 42nd ave., suite 205	351 NW 42nd Avenue, Suite 205
Specialty Code	Physicians or Surgeons	Physicians - Minor Surgery.NOC classification.

Date of Change:

6/19/2006 1:23:00 PM

Reason for Change:

only a update because it continues to be in my que.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Insured Address Street	351 NW 42nd Avenue, Suite 205	351 nw 42nd ave., suite 205
Specialty Code	Physicians - Minor Surgery.NOC classification.	Physicians or Surgeons

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