Dr. LEONARD FRONTON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LEONARD FRONTON, MD

4740 S. Ocean Blvd. #1415

Indemnity Paid: $325,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
EVEREST INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
22-3520347
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	Leonard			Fronton
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4740 S. Ocean Blvd. #1415
City		State	Zip Code	County
Highland Beach		FL	33487	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
6500000225-061		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS1651		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery

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
Other		Physician Office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/1/2003		3/6/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Seen at VA hospital for several years for complaints of mild rectal bleeding
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Failure to follow up on PSA test results; failure to biopsy prostate
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Delay in diagnosis and treatment
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Prostate cancer
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
4/12/2007			09-CV-23031
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			1/17/2011
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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
8/5/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$325,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$77,405

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Unknown

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Does Dr. LEONARD FRONTON, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. LEONARD FRONTON, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).