Dr. PAUL C DEPONTE, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. PAUL C DEPONTE, MD

c/o FEP1051 Winderley PlaceSuite 103

Indemnity Paid: $175,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
EVEREST INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
22-3520347
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy			Thomas
Street Address
2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South, 19th Floor; One Briarlake Plaza
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77042-361
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 8868		(713) 461 - 8130	nancy_thomas@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Paul		C	Deponte
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		c/o FEP1051 Winderley PlaceSuite 103
City		State	Zip Code	County
Maitland		FL	32751	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
4700000006-031		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS8184		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Osceola
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL-CELEBRATION HEALTH		23960017
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/10/2002		10/21/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to emergency room with complaints of chills, fever, neck and shoulder pain and general weakness.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Vitals taken and patint seen by doctor and assessed with upper respiratory symptoms / fever; chest x-ray ordered, urinary analysis, CT of brain, mono slide test, hematology with chemistry profiles.Diagnosed with mononucleosis as patient had positive Mono test result.He was discharged with instructions to follow up with PCP in 2 days or return to ER if his condition worsened.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Diagnosed with Mono; patient actual condition was meningitis,
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Amputation of toe, full body scarring.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/4/2004			CI 04MP1681
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Osceola			5/4/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Florida Hospital Celebration Health Florida Emergency Physicians
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
9/30/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$175,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$44,879

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$26,983

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

Unknown

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