Dr. MORTON J KURSTIN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MORTON J KURSTIN, MD

1661 SW 37th Avenue

Miami, FL

33145

Dade

Court Case # 02-16987 Ca 15

Indemnity Paid: $450,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200432568
Claim Number :	01-53
Date Submitted :	8/23/2004

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SOUTH FLORIDA OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SELF INSURING TRUST				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6628916
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		Medical Service Agents, Inc.
Street Address
19 West Flagler Street, Suite 711
City				State	Zip
Miami				FL	33130
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 374 - 6368		(305) 371 - 4759	jas@redluspa.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Morton		J	Kurstin
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1661 SW 37th Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33145	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
027		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME0012092		Surgery - Opthalmology		80114

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	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

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/11/2001		1/29/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Myopic Astigmatism
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
LASIK
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
none
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Following LASIK, the patient suffered corneal ectasia
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
7/9/2002			02-16987 Ca 15
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			8/6/2002
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Awad, Abraham
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
8/4/2002

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$450,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$23,100

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$2,600

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$450,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$2,500	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$3,000	$5,000

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

Insured followed the then protocol for the procedure.Since that time, there has been a change in protocol which would make this complication less likely.

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