Dr. MARSHALL B SILK, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MARSHALL B SILK, MD

1321 NW 14th Street, Suie 405

Indemnity Paid: $45,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
NATIONAL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
47-6021331
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Pamela		A	Prudlow
Street Address
5814 Reed Road
City				State	Zip
Ft. Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0370		(260) 486 - 0785	pamela.prudlow@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Marshall		B	Silk
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1321 NW 14th Street, Suie 405
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33125	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
92RKB100492		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS6517		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

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
CEDARS MEDICAL CENTER		100009
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/18/2006		3/2/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Presented to ED with abdominal pain associated with vomiting.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Exam, work-up for possible appendicits incl. CT scan of abdomen. Preliminary read of CT scan was diverticulosis. Discharged w/RX for Levaquin & Lortab. Instructed to follow up w/primary physician or return if condition worsened.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to diagnose appendicitis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Ruptured appendix, peritonitis, abscess formation & permanent scarring.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/13/2007			07-18003CA32
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			5/30/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Cedars Healthcare Group
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
5/28/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$45,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$63,413

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$26,896

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$45,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

n/a

Updates

Date of Change:

2/3/2009 10:39:31 AM

Reason for Change:

Update to the legal fees & expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	42713	63413
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	10719	26896

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