Dr. MICHAEL BRUCK, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MICHAEL BRUCK, MD

10111 W Forest Hill Blvd. Room 150

Wellington, FL

33414

Palm Beach

Court Case # 502007CA003469

Indemnity Paid: $112,500.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200952397
Claim Number :	C1004
Date Submitted :	2/6/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PEDIATRICIANS INSURANCE RISK RETENTION GROUP OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-0167681
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		Pediatricians Risk Retention Group of America
Street Address
634 Bird Road
City				State	Zip
Coral Gables				FL	33146
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 666 - 6709		(305) 402 - 2999	flmoffat@mdmc.us

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Michael			Bruck
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		10111 W Forest Hill Blvd. Room 150
City		State	Zip Code	County
Wellington		FL	33414	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
CP10144		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME69990		Pediatrics - No Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
PALMS WEST HOSPITAL		110006
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Location N/A
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/11/2005		10/19/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Plaintiff alleged failure to entertain an appropriate differential diagnosis; viral hepatitis suspected on patient's first presentation. Plaintiff contended that hepatitis was in fact autoimmune hepatitis, however the vast majority of experts reviewing the case assert that the hepatitis was of unknown etiology.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Early misapprehension of viral hepatitis, although this was corrected with the appropriate blood tests ruling out Hep A, B, C etc. the day after viral hepatitis was suspected.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Plaintiff alleged failure to timely treat resulting in an eventual liver transplant.
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
3/8/2007			502007CA003469
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			12/12/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Palms West Hospital Limited Partnership Schaul, Samir SIMO, S Hernandez-sanchez, Enrique Children's Wellness Center Children's Gastroenterology of South Florida, P.A.
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
1/26/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$112,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$95,686

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$146,380

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$112,500
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

PIRRGA's Risk Management and Loss Prevention programs focus upon improving physician-insured charting and secretarial skill, medical judgment, and quality of patient interaction. Peer review teleconferences, a quarterly chart review program, monthly newsletter and substantive medical questionnaires all help to hone the skills of insured physicians.

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