Dr. MICHAEL J BUCHANAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MICHAEL J BUCHANAN, MD

3510 South Florida Ave, Ste 104

Lakeland, FL

33803

Polk

Court Case # 53-05-CA-002541

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200848418
Claim Number :	1000651
Date Submitted :	9/3/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FLORIDA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE JUA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-1625412
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	SUSAN			SPIELMAN
Street Address
5814 Reed Street
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340		(260) 486 - 0782	SUSAN.SPIELMAN@MEDPRO.COM

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Michael		J	Buchanan
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3510 South Florida Ave, Ste 104
City		State	Zip Code	County
Lakeland		FL	33803	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
FL003415		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME46086		Internal Medicine - 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
			F	Polk
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
3/13/2003		4/27/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Extreme back pain and difficulty breathing
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Conservative care and medication
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to diagnose or refer for treatment of epidural abscess
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Partial loss of use of lower legs, bowel & bladder incontinence
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/14/2005			53-05-CA-002541
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			1/24/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
McDonald MD, J Wayne Florida EM-1 Medical Services PA Emcare of Florida Inc Lakeland Regional Medical Center Inc Bartow Healthcare System LTD Michael J Buchanan MD PA Konicki MD, Mark V The Schumacher Group of Florida 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
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
1/23/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$200,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$32,632

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$9,591

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$150,000

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:

3/5/2009 10:28:28 AM

Reason for Change:

ALE Update

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	8302	9591
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	25318	32605

Date of Change:

9/3/2009 10:29:58 AM

Reason for Change:

Update ALE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	32605	32632

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Court Case # 53-2011 CA-003106000

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201264158
Claim Number :	HM163003-11
Date Submitted :	6/21/2012

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
47-0490411
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jameela			Maddox
Street Address
333 s Wabash
City				State	Zip
Chicgo				IL	60604
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(312) 822 - 5000			Jameela.Maddox@cna.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Michael		J	Buchanan
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		S3510 SOUTH FLORIDA AVENUE SUITE 104
City		State	Zip Code	County
LAKELAND		FL	33803	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
NSD-2076467173		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME46086		Internal Medicine - 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	Polk
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
Special Procedure Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/2/2011		4/2/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Plntf had an enlarged protate, elevated PSA and nocturia between April 2007 through March 2010 which was regularly monitored by the insured physician. When the patient's PSA tests came back elevated above acceptable ranges in December 2010, the insured physician immediately referred patient to a Urologist for evaluation and in January 2011, cancer was diagnosed.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
PATIENT PRESENTED FOR REFERRAL OF UROGENITAL.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Stage 4 prostate cancer
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/18/2011			53-2011 CA-003106000
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			5/31/2012
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
6/1/2012

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$200,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$32,979

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$27,135

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

CONSIDERATION OF EARLIER REFERRAL TO UROLOGIST

Updates

No updates found.

*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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Court Case # 53-2010CA-007567-000

Indemnity Paid: $65,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201366502
Claim Number :	HM148590
Date Submitted :	3/22/2013

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
47-0490411
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jameela			Maddox
Street Address
333 s Wabash
City				State	Zip
Chicgo				IL	60604
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(312) 822 - 5000			Jameela.Maddox@cna.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	MICHAEL		J	BUCHANAN
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3510 SOUTH FLORIDA AVE, STE104
City		State	Zip Code	County
LAKELAND		FL	33803	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
NSD2076467173		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME46086		Internal Medicine - 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	Polk
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Lakeland Regional Medical Center		100157
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/12/2009		5/6/2010

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
FAILURE TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL CONDITION AND OBTAIN THE APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES IN A TIMELY MANNER.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
THE INSURED SUSPECTED MRSA CELLULITIS AND DREW BLOOD FOR A CULTURE. THE PATIENT WAS STARTED ON VANCOMYCIN. A URINALYSISWAS SUSPICIOUS FOR INFECTION. BACTRIM WAS PRESCRIBED. INSURED REQUESTED THAT THE PATIENT BE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL.PATIENT EXPIRED TWO DAYS AFTER BEING ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
ON AUGUST 10, 2009, PATIENT PRESENTED TO THE INSURED'S OFFICE WITH COMPLAINTS OF RIGHT FLANK PAIN
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/10/2010			53-2010CA-007567-000
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			2/25/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Award for plaintiff.
Date of Payment
3/1/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$65,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$23,785

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$6,380

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

NONE

Updates

No updates found.

*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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