Dr. KEVIN FOX, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. KEVIN FOX, MD

6090 Bird Road

Miami, FL

33155

Dade

Court Case # 2017-022336-CA-01

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201887130
Claim Number :	FL0498
Date Submitted :	11/27/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTHCARE UNDERWRITERS GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
74-3129288
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Yvette			de la Morena
Street Address
1250 S. Pine Island Road Suite 300
City				State	Zip
Plantation				FL	33324
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 923 - 1900			ymorena@hugroups.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kevin			Fox
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		10860 SW 88 Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33176	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
471-007		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS5562		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Physicians Office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/7/2016		5/31/2017

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Treatment was sought for right lower quadrant pain.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged failure to diagnose and treat kidney failure resulting in pain, suffering and disability.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged kidney failure, pain, suffering and disability
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/18/2017			2017-022336-CA-01
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			11/7/2018
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Fox Medical Center Inc. Fox, Jonathan
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
11/27/2018

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

$186,672

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

Discussed with insured.

Updates

No updates found.

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201677508
Claim Number :	FL0442
Date Submitted :	3/9/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTHCARE UNDERWRITERS GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
74-3129288
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Yvette			de la Morena
Street Address
1250 S. Pine Island Road Suite 300
City				State	Zip
Plantation				FL	33324
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 923 - 1900			ymorena@hugroups.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	KEVIN			FOX
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		10860 SW 88 Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33176	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
471-007		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS5562		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Physicians Office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/23/2014		11/25/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Treatment was sought at physicians office for complaints of two week history of hoarseness, sore throat, right ear ache, and peri-oral rash
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient alleges delay in diagnosis of a right hilar mass was the proximate cause of patientÂ¿s brain and pulmonary metastases.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
pulmonary metastases
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			2/23/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Fox Medical Center Inc. Kendall Medical Plaza Physicians Associates PA Gonzalez, Francisco
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
3/8/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$100,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$26,986

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

Discussed with Insured.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case # 0319445 CA 05

Indemnity Paid: $30,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200535152
Claim Number :	B03008158
Date Submitted :	5/10/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
94-1517098
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Carrie		L	Carothers
Street Address
125 South Wacker, Suite 700
City				State	Zip
Chicago				IL	60606
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(312) 267 - 6051		(312) 606 - 9181	Carrie_Carothers@TigSpecialty.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kevin			Fox
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		6090 Bird Road
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33155	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCF 39207469		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS5562		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery		1

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Dade
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
7/9/1999		12/23/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Regular check ups and treatment for a variety of conditions, including, but not limited to hypertension, hypopituitarism and sleep apnea.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Mr. Levinsky claimed that Dr. Fox over-prescribed Oxycontin and caused him to become addicted to that medication.Dr. Fox denied ever having prescribed Oxycontin to Mr. Levinsky.There was a dispute as to whether orders for Oxycontin alleged to be created by Dr. Fox were forged.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no issue of misdiagnosis in this case.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Mr. Levinsky claimed that he became addicted to Oxycontin.The defense disputed this allegation and disputed that Oxycontin was ever prescribed to Mr. Levinsky by Dr. Fox.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/23/2003			0319445 CA 05
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			5/9/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Sabates MD, Richard Town and Country Medical Center Pain Management Center, Inc.
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
5/9/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$30,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$68,000

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

None.Defense disputed all allegations and settlement was achieved to avoid cost of further defense of case.

Updates

No updates found.

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