Dr. JOSEPH W MAC DONALD, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOSEPH W MAC DONALD, MD

P. O. Box 560

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
47-0490411
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy		J	Thomas
Street Address
9821 Katy Freeway
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77024
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 8868		(713) 461 - 8130	nancy_thomas@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JOSEPH		W	MAC DONALD
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		P. O. Box 560
City		State	Zip Code	County
Placida		FL	33946	Charlotte
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HAZ1040025381-3		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME26197		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
Lakeland Regional Medical Center		100157
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/15/2003		3/22/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
MRSA infected epidural abscess
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged failure to diagnose.Patient did not relay complete history to physician upon presentation to E.D.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Diagnosed with myofascial strain
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged permanent paralysis of lower extremities
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
7/25/2005			53-05-CA-002541
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			2/25/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Lakeland Regional Medical Center Buchanan, M.D., Michael J Bartow Community Healthcare Foundation, Inc. Konicki, M.D., Mark Santos, M.D., Resureccion Schumacher Group of Florida
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 subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment
6/3/2008

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

$75,213

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$42,578

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

None.Patient did not give a complete history upon presentation to E.D.

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Does Dr. JOSEPH W MAC DONALD, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. JOSEPH W MAC DONALD, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).