Dr. MATTHEW B SHANNON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Dr. MATTHEW B SHANNON, MD

PO Box 103578

Gainesville, FL

32610

Alachua

Court Case # 01-04-CA-1415K

Indemnity Paid: $225,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200747393
Claim Number :	16435
Date Submitted :	12/12/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1449198
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Street Address
8427 South Park Circle Suite 130
City				State	Zip
Orlando				FL	32819
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(407) 370 - 3813		(407) 370 - 2247	cwehner@magmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Matthew		B	Shannon
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		PO Box 103578
City		State	Zip Code	County
Gainesville		FL	32610	Alachua
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PSL 1600022 03		$2,000,000		$4,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME73606		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery		3006

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Alachua
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
ALACHUA GENERAL HOSPITAL		100082
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/7/2002		9/30/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
T7-T8 epidural abscess
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
No iatrogenic injury
Diagnostic Code :		952.9
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged delay in diagnosis of T7-T8 epidural abscess
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
T7-T8 epidural abscess
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/7/2004			01-04-CA-1415K
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Alachua			11/5/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Yucht, MD, Stephen Spengler, MD, Lorenz Laytem, MD, Brent Wang, MD, Karen Ferguson, MD, Kevin Meurer, MD, David Peters, MD, Carl Shands Hospital Gainesville Family Physicians
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
10/17/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$225,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$103,523

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$61,905

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$225,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$58,723	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$350,000
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Risk management has counseled insured

Updates

Date of Change:

12/12/2007 1:21:15 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect Court Document final disposition date of 11/05/07

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date of Final Disposition	09-OCT-07	05-NOV-07

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Court Case # 37-2011-CA-002198

Indemnity Paid: $12,652.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201264600
Claim Number :	FL-SEC-07
Date Submitted :	12/17/2012

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
APPLIED MEDICO-LEGAL SOLUTIONS RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
81-0603029
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Julie			Montague
Street Address
12700 Park Central Drive, Suite 900
City				State	Zip
Dallas				TX	75251
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(866) 520 - 6896			jmontague@bpmp.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	MATTHEW			SHANNON
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4311 Salisbury Road
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32216	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
G-AMS-115975		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME73606		Emergency Medicine - Including Major Surgery

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Leon
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/14/2009		2/14/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Testicular torsion.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Left orchiectomy and right testicular fixation
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to the emergency department with complaint of pain in his groin for several hours. Insured Physician examined the patient and noted mild suprapubic tenderness and tenderness over the upper pole of the left testicle. There was no scrotal swelling and the testicles appeared to be in normal alignment. The patient denied pain with urination but confirmed a past history of kidney stones. A CT scan was done that ruled out a kidney stone and an ultrasound of the testicles was read as normal blood flow. Insured Physician diagnosed early onset epididymitis and prescribed an antibiotic and pain relievers.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The patient returned to the emergency department 6 days after being seen by the Insured Physician with the complaint of left testicular pain. Edema was noted around the left testicle and an ultrasound found no blood flow to the left testicle. Surgery was done to remove the left testicle.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/15/2011			37-2011-CA-002198
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Leon			12/13/2012
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
8/10/2012

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$12,652

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$17,015

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$7,347

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

Reinforce discharge instructions for patient follow-up.

Updates

Date of Change:

12/17/2012 12:00:40 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated claim closing date.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	7347049	7347
Date of Final Disposition	10-AUG-12	13-DEC-12
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	1701565	17015
Indemnity Paid	1265251	12652

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