Dr. ROBERT A STETSON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ROBERT A STETSON, MD

1600 SW Archer Road

Indemnity Paid: $43,750.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
University of Florida JHMHC Self-Insurance Program				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-600205
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Danelle		H	Towater
Street Address
3450 Hull Road, Ste 4358
City				State	Zip
Gainesville				FL	32611-2735
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(352) 273 - 7006		(352) 273 - 7287	towatdt@shands.ufl.edu

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Robert		A	Stetson
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		1600 SW Archer Road
City		State	Zip Code	County
Gainesville		FL	32610	Alachua
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
UFBOT00G		$200,000		$7,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME77196		Physciatry - Including Child

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
VISTA PAVILION		120011
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/26/2000		10/19/2000

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Depression and suicidal ideations
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Treatment for depression
Diagnostic Code :		311
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Failure to appropriately evaluate and premature discharge on 9/25/2000; the patient committed suicide the next day at her home
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/6/2001			2001-CA-2063
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Alachua			10/2/2002
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Shands at Vista
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
10/2/2002

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$43,750

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$24,400

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$40,513

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

Change in hospital charting policies

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

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