Dr. MORRY FOX, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MORRY FOX, MD

606 West Flagler Street

Indemnity Paid: $27,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
INTERSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-2259886
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ruby			Thompson
Street Address
33 West Monroe
City				State	Zip
Chicago				IL	60603
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(312) 456 - 5227		(312) 577 - 9507	rthomps2@ffic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Morry			Fox
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		606 West Flagler Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33130	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
DPP 1300246		$100,000		$300,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS1223		Surgery - General

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Dade
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
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/18/1999		4/15/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Seizures
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Mother presented to doctor's office, 7 days after giving birth, with complaints of severe headaches.She was treated by a resident our insured was supervising.
Diagnostic Code :		010
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Mother was diagnosed with tension headaches.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Mother was found unconscious the following night;the eight day old infant who was sleeping in the bed with his mother was found asphyxiated.It is believed the mother suffered a grand mal seizure and rolled over on the baby.She alleges a failure to diagnose seizures leading to the death of her child.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/2/2002			02-1853 CA 25
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			2/15/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Women's Medical Pavilion Dunkin, Scott J Harrison, Theron Westchester General Hospital Physicians Associates
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
Other			settled-dismissed
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
2/15/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$27,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$37,066

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,964

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

None

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