Dr. KURT T WOOD, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. KURT T WOOD, MD

1285 Orange Avenue

Winter Park, FL

32789

Orange

Court Case # 04-CA-1311-10-K

Indemnity Paid: $1,000,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200952776
Claim Number :	551 01 706018
Date Submitted :	3/5/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
CHICAGO INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-6042949
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ruby			Thompson
Street Address
33 West Monroe
City				State	Zip
Chicago				IL	60603
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(312) 456 - 5227		(312) 577 - 9507	rthomps2@ffic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kurt		T	Wood
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1285 Orange Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Winter Park		FL	32789	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
AHL1208077		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Physician Assistant
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PA3194		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Location		Patient called hospital
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Patient called hospital did not visit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/8/2002		8/4/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Prescribed drug overdose
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient who had undergone several surgeries for lower back pain was seeing a doctor for pain management.She called the hospital to speak with her surgeon who was not there.Our PA was on call and called the patient back.
Diagnostic Code :		010
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Insured spoke with the patient regarding her complaints of nausea, vomitting and flu like symptoms.After asking what medication she was taking, he advised her to take OTC medication for the nausea and call her treating physican in the morning.Patient expired at home several hours later.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Plaintiffs allege our insured should have realized that the patient was experiencing a drug overdose and advised her to go to the emergency room.Our investigation found the limited information provided by the patient would not have led our insured to suspect a drug overdose.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/2/2004			04-CA-1311-10-K
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Seminole			2/20/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Janssen Pharmaceutica Products Villalobos, Ewdin M Tall, Reginald The Jewett Orthopaedic Clinic, P.A.
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After court verdict and prior to filing of notice of appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Directed verdict for plaintiff.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
2/20/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$1,000,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$156,796

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$25,334

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$500,000

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

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case # 2013-12812 CIDC

Indemnity Paid: $125,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201469400
Claim Number :	FP4420402
Date Submitted :	1/14/2014

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FIRST PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6614702
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kelly			Andrews
Street Address
1000 Riverside Avenue, Suite 800
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32204
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 360 - 3038			kandrews@thedoctors.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kurt		T	Wood
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		740 W. Plymouth Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Deland		FL	32720	Volusia
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
CL098334		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Physician Assistant
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PA3194		Surgery - Orthopedic

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Volusia
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
Other		Physicians Office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/22/2011		4/4/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Left shoulder pain.Open acrominoplasty of the left shoulder with excision of distal calvicle and rotator cuff repair.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Failure to notify patient of adverse imaging showing cancer.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Failure to notify patient of cancer Stage IV.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/23/2013			2013-12812 CIDC
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Volusia			12/26/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Florida Orthopedic Associates, P.A.
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

$125,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$3,705

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

Insurancecompany staff consulted with insured to discuss preventative measures.Patient Safety referral is made if approppriate.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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