| Department File Number : | M201990328 |
| Claim Number : | 2017-08-675-032 |
| Date Submitted : | 10/21/2019 |
| 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 | Kaye | Monello | |||
| Street Address | |||||
| 2985 Drew Street | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Clearwater | FL | 33759 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (727) 754 - 9268 | (727) 519 - 1276 | kaye.monello@baycare.org | |||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Joshua | D | Rovin | ||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Self-Insurer | 455 Pinellas Street, Suite 320 | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Clearwater | FL | 33756 | Pinellas | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| 159138048 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME93801 | Surgery - Cardiovascular Disease | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Physician's Office | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 7/27/2015 | 7/24/2017 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Plaintiff alleges Dr. Eugene Murphy and Dr. Joshua Rovin failed to diagnose and treat chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMS) and instead performed an aortobifemoral bypass, which Plaintiff deemed unnecessary. They further allege that it led to an eventual hernia, bowel obstruction, perforation, sepsis, ischemic bowel and ultimate demise. Defense maintains patient had a near complete occlusion of the aorta, distal to the SMA, which mandated repair, and surgery was necessary, and that the medical issues and ultimate demise several months later were unrelated and not caused by their aorta surgery. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| Aortobifemoral bypass x 2, aortic endarterectomy, mesenteric endarterectomy and implantation of the inferior mesenteric artery. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Plaintiff alleges defendants failed to recognize and treat chronic mesenteric ischemia. Defendants maintain plaintiff did not have chronic mesenteric ischemia, and surgery was necessary to address a near complete occlusion of the aorta. | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Nearly four months postoperatively, patient presented with small bowel obstruction, bowel perforation, and severe atheromatous disease. She suffered an MI, necrotic bowel and an anastomotic leak post ileocolic resection. The patient¿s condition was not felt to be compatible with life, and she was placed on life support, which was withdrawn on 4/14/16. Diagnosis was perforated small bowel secondary to internal hernia causing bowel obstruction and necrosis of ileocolic distribution. Plaintiffs allege the surgery performed by Dr. Murphy and Dr. Rovin was unnecessary, which they alleged caused her hernia and subsequent bowel obstruction, perforation, necrotic and ischemic bowel, and other complications leading to her demise. Defendants dispute the allegations. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Death. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 12/7/2017 | 17-06881-CI | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Pinellas | 9/23/2019 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| Murphy, Eugene Carpenter, Thomas | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 9/23/2019 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $87,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $58,673 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Any risk issues have been addressed. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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