Department File Number : | M201676931 |
Claim Number : | MM271780 |
Date Submitted : | 1/27/2016 |
Insurer Information | |||||
Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY | Primary | ||||
Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
36-2950161 | |||||
Insurer Contact Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Dion | L | Bradford | ||
Street Address | |||||
4600 Cox Road | |||||
City | State | Zip | |||
Glen Allen | VA | 23060 | |||
Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
(804) 217 - 8816 | (855) 662 - 7535 | dbradford@markelcorp.com |
Insured Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | LORENZ | SPENGLER | |||
Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
Licensed | 651 E 25TH ST | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
HIALEAH | FL | 33013 | Dade | ||
Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
MM824097 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
Medical Doctor | |||||
License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
OS7416 | Physicians or Surgeons |
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 | ||||
Emergency Room | |||||
Name of Institution | Code | ||||
HIALEAH HOSPITAL | 100053 | ||||
Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
Radiology, Emergency Room | |||||
Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
6/16/2012 | 7/15/2014 |
Diagnostic Information | |||||
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
THE CLAIMANT PRESENTED TO THE INSURED ER PHYSICIAN WITH A SEVERE SHOULDER DISLOCATION AND AVULSION FRACTURE THROUGH THE GREATER TUBEROSITY OF THE HUMERUS. | |||||
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
THIS CLAIMANT PRESENTED TO THE INSURED ER PHYSICIAN WITH A SEVERE SHOULDER DISLOCATION AND AVULSION FRACTURE THROUGH THE GREATER TUBEROSITY OF THE HUMERUS. DR. SPENGLER, INSURED, REDUCED THIS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, SPLINTED IT, AND DISCHARGED THE PATIENT READING THE POST-REDUCTION X-RAY AS NORMAL ALIGNMENT, AND HAVING INDICATED NEUROVASCULAR STATUS WAS INTACT. HOWEVER, THE X-RAY REPORT FOUND A PERSISTENT ANTERIOR DISLOCATION OF THE HUMERAL HEAD WITH SUPERIOR, OR INCREASED, DISPLACEMENT OF THE HUMERAL SHAFT OVER PRE-REDUCTION; THE HUMERAL HEAD LODGED IN THE AXILLA. THE CLAIMANT WAS DISCHARGED. WITH INCREASING PAIN SHE UNDERWENT OPEN REDUCTION WITH INTERNAL FIXATION 3 DAYS LATER AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. SHE HAS SIGNIFICANT RESIDUAL LOSS OF FUNCTION AND FEELING DUE TO BRACHIAL PLEXOPATHY. | |||||
Diagnostic Code : | |||||
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
CLAIMANT ALLEGES THAT DR. SPENGLER MISDIAGNOSED A SEVERE SHOULDER DISLOCATION AND AVULSION FRACTURE THROUGH THE GREATER TUBEROSITY OF THE HUMERUS. | |||||
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE AND DISABILITY ALLEGED DUE TO IMPROPERLY DIAGNOSED, IMPROPERLY SET FRACTURE AND FAILURE TO IMMEDIATELY CALL AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON, RESULTING IN A 3-4 DAY DELAY AND SIGNIFICANT NERVE DAMAGE. | |||||
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 | ||||
*NR | |||||
County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
*NR | 3/19/2015 | ||||
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
Settlement Reached Prior to Pre-Suit Period | |||||
Final Method of Claim Disposition | |||||
Settled by parties | |||||
Court Decision | Other | ||||
No Court Proceedings. | |||||
Arbitration | |||||
Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
Date of Payment | |||||
1/9/2015 |
Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $245,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $24,170 | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
NONE |
Updates | |
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