Dr. RICHARD FOLLWELL, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. RICHARD FOLLWELL, MD

PO BOX 9010

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-063787		4102
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Maureen			Williams
Street Address
P.O. Box 9010
City				State	Zip
Stuart				FL	34995
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(772) 288 - 5899			maureen.williams@martinhealth.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Richard			Follwell
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		PO BOX 9010
City		State	Zip Code	County
Stuart		FL	34995	Martin
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
Trust-2015 HPL		$5,000,000		*NR
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS11914		Surgery - General

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
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MARTIN MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER		100044
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/26/2014		9/4/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Ischemic bowel, bowel necrosis, mesenteric thrombus, shock bowel
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Small bowel resection x 2
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Allegations include delay in diagnosis and treatment of mesenteric thrombus.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient coded post-op and expired.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			6/30/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc.
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
No Payment Made
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?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$12,000

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

Favorable expert reviews were obtained on behalf of the surgeon. NOI withdrawn at the end of pre-suit.

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

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