Dr. LEE S FRIEDMAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LEE S FRIEDMAN, MD

2889 10th Avenue N

Indemnity Paid: $40,000.00

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	Cheri		M	Montague
Street Address
1000 Riverside Avenue, Suite 800
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32204
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(800) 741 - 3742	3043	(904) 358 - 6728	montague@fpic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Lee		S	Friedman
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2889 10th Avenue N
City		State	Zip Code	County
Lake Worth		FL	33461	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
56564		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME44460		Surgery - Opthalmology		80114

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
BETHESDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL		100002
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/5/2004		7/7/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Esotropia(crossed eyes) for which he had surgery.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Bilateral lateral rectus muscle recession, however, he was supposed to do left medial rectus recession.Laterals were reversed and medial was done once realized.Hospital staff reversed order of patients and did not inform physician.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient continues to complain of esotropia.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/10/2004			50 2004 CA011529XXXX
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			8/8/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Visual Health & Surgical Center, Inc. Bethesda Medical Center
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
8/8/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$40,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$10,374

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$5,047

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$40,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Insurance company staff consulted with insured to discuss preventative measures. Risk management referral is made if appropriate.

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