Dr. LISA DEWITT, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LISA DEWITT, MD

1000 Park Forty Plaza, Suite 500

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
02-0309086
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	Lisa			DeWitt
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1000 Park Forty Plaza, Suite 500
City		State	Zip Code	County
Durham		NC	27713	Out of state
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
4762470		$1,000,000		$1,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS7033		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
PALMETTO GENERAL HOSPITAL		100187
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/8/2003		7/22/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient with severe abdominal pain presented to E.R.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient treated in E.R. and sent to radiology for CT scan; delay in obtaining weight as massively obese; eventually obtained weight and CT taken; consult with surgeon obtained and patient to surgery
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis - alleging delay in getting to surgery
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient expired in surgery; resuscitated and taken to ICU; coded again and pronounced.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/11/2005			04-12250 CA 12
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			12/13/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Palmetto General Hospital DeWitt, D.O., Lisa Quality Medical Management De La Cabada, M.D., Armando Armando De La Cabada, MD, PA Palmetto Emergency Medicine Specialists
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
5/31/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$75,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$43,768

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$13,259

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

We have expert testimony that the care provided in the E.D. was appropriate.

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Does Dr. LISA DEWITT, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

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