| Department File Number : | M201574389 |
| Claim Number : | 13-0263-A-11 |
| Date Submitted : | 1/11/2016 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| FD INSURANCE COMPANY | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 20-3704679 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Tamla | Lloyd | |||
| Street Address | |||||
| 4651 Salisbury Road, Suite 410 | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Jacksonville | FL | 32256 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (904) 296 - 2887 | 212 | (904) 296 - 1245 | tlloyd@fdinsurancecompany.com | ||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Joseph | Nicotra | |||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 12511 World Plaza Lane, Bldg. #50 | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Fort Myers | FL | 33907 | Lee | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| MG000414 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME57051 | Anesthesiology | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | Lee | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Outpatient 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 | ||||
| 10/23/2011 | 12/30/2013 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Patient was scheduled to undergo revision of total knee replacement surgery on 10/26/11. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| Insured provided spinal anesthesia and a femoral block. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| None shown | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| The patient developed a lesion of the spinal cord and it is alleged that the spinal needle used for anesthesia penetrated her spinal cord. | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| 5/12/2014 | 14-003230-CI | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Lee | 3/26/2015 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
| Within 90 days of suit being filed. | |||||
| Final Method of Claim Disposition | |||||
| Settled by parties | |||||
| Court Decision | Other | ||||
| No Court Proceedings. | |||||
| Arbitration | |||||
| Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
| Date of Payment | |||||
| 3/26/2015 | |||||
| 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 | $62,600 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Circumstances of this case have been discussed with the insured and risk management was notified. Risk management has discussed case with insured. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |||||||
| Date of Change: | 1/11/2016 12:17:12 PM | ||||||
| Reason for Change: | Updated LAE amount. | ||||||
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