Dr. MARK FREEMAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MARK FREEMAN, MD

9776 S MILITARY TRL STE D-2

BOYNTON BEACH, FL

33436

Palm Beach

Court Case # CL99-1249 AG

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200848357
Claim Number :	278696
Date Submitted :	8/27/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICAL PROTECTIVE COMPANY (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
35-0506406
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Mary			Osborn
Street Address
5814 Reed Rd
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(800) 463 - 3776	6604	(260) 486 - 0785	Mary.Osborn@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	MARK			FREEMAN
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		9776 S MILITARY TRL STE D-2
City		State	Zip Code	County
BOYNTON BEACH		FL	33436	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
617311		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME44459		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	Palm Beach
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

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/21/1994		11/11/1998

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
HIGH CHOLESTEROL; HISTORY L. LUNGLOBECTOMY & HYPOTHRYOIDISM
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
MEDICATION FOR HIGHCHOLESTEROL
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
IMPROPER DISCONTINUATION OFMEDICATION
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; VISION LOSS RIGHT EYE. **THIS CASE WAS SETTLED IN 2003 BUT THE DR APPEALED THE SETTLEMENT DECISION. COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF MEDPRO'S SETTLEMENT IN12/2007. SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN HELD IN ATTORNEY'S TRUST.DR APPEALED AGAIN;COURT'S FINAL ORDER AUTHORIZING PAYMENT 05/2008.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/3/1999			CL99-1249 AG
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			1/12/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
RODRIGUEZ, RAFAELD WALK-IN FAMILY MEDICINE MARK FREEMAN, MD PA RAPHAEL RODRIGUEZ, MD PA FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER HUMANA MEDICAL PLANS INC
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
Disposed of by Court
Court Decision			Other
Other			Court order authorizing pymt of settlement & int
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
5/30/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$2,159

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$29

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

12/11/2008 8:22:45 AM

Reason for Change:

Court order authorizing pymt of settlement & interest. The original payment was held in trust until 5/2008, which was after multiple appeals.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	4988	5017
Principal Injury	RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; VISION LOSS RIGHT EYE. **THIS CASE WAS SETTLED IN 2003 BUT THE DR APPEALED THE SETTLEMENT DECISION. COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF MEDPRO'S SETTLEMENT IN12/2007. SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN HELD IN ATTORNEY'S TRUST.	RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; VISION LOSS RIGHT EYE. **THIS CASE WAS SETTLED IN 2003 BUT THE DR APPEALED THE SETTLEMENT DECISION. COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF MEDPRO'S SETTLEMENT IN12/2007. SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN HELD IN ATTORNEY'S TRUST.DR APPEALED AGAIN;COURT'S FINAL ORDER AUTHORIZING PAYMENT 05/2008.
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	43878	46003
Court Decision	No Court Proceedings.	Other
Final Disposition	Settled by parties	Disposed of by Court
Payment Date	14-NOV-03	30-MAY-08

Date of Change:

1/12/2009 2:34:12 PM

Reason for Change:

UPDATING ALE ON THIS CASE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	5017	5018

Date of Change:

8/27/2009 2:59:33 PM

Reason for Change:

updating ALE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	5018	29
Indemnity Paid	0	250000
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	46003	2159

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