Dr. MICHAEL S CAREY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MICHAEL S CAREY, MD

500 e central ave

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF PITTSBURGH, PA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-0687550
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	irma		j	mcclain
Street Address
1200 abernathy road, 8th floor
City				State	Zip
atlanta				GA	30328
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(770) 671 - 2299		(770) 399 - 4055	irma.mcclain@aig.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	michael		s	carey
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		500 e central ave
City		State	Zip Code	County
winter haven		FL	33880	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1408969		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME29212		Physicians or Surgeons

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
BROWARD GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER		100039
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/4/1997		11/21/1997

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
patient went to doctors office for general treatment & physical
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
alleged by patient that should have had screening chest film for cancer
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
patient claims chest screening should have been given irrespective of symptions not being present
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
cancer not dected earlier
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/25/1998			6c-g-98-525
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			8/3/1998
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 not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$25,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$8,116

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

to perform chest x-rays as part of a routine physicals in patients who present with a history of heavy smoking

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