Dr. NATHNIEL HELMICK, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. NATHNIEL HELMICK, MD

Post Office Box 4

Indemnity Paid: $87,500.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
94-1610280
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	NATHNIEL			HELMICK
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		Post Office Box 4
City		State	Zip Code	County
Stuart		FL	34995	Martin
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HPC 02936449		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME10696		Radiology - Diagnostic - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Martin
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Outpatient Facility		Radiology
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Diagnostic Imaging
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/27/2000		6/30/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Breast Cancer in left breast
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged failure to diagnose breast cancer in left breast, patient had been diagnosed and treated for cancer in right breast.
Diagnostic Code :		010
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient later also diagnosed with cancer in left breast.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/21/2004			04-959CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Martin			12/7/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Helmick, Nathaniel D Martin Memorial Health Systems
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			Insured Dismissed
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
12/7/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$87,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$9,347

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$126

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

Updates

Date of Change:

1/5/2007 4:17:40 PM

Reason for Change:

Correction of date of final disposition

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date of Final Disposition	16-DEC-05	07-DEC-06

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

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