Dr. ROBERT C FIELDS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Dr. ROBERT C FIELDS, MD

3220 So. Douglas Road, Suite 'B'

Miramar, FL

33025

Broward

Court Case # CACE04-018476

Indemnity Paid: $150,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200745689
Claim Number :	04-0040
Date Submitted :	6/19/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
33-1010508
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jack			Heda
Street Address
1851 NW 125 Avenue, Suite 339
City				State	Zip
Pembroke Pines				FL	33028
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 985 - 1165		(954) 212 - 0178	PPLRRG@bellsouth.net

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	ROBERT		C	FIELDS
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1951 SW 172 AVENUE, SUITE 300
City		State	Zip Code	County
MIRAMAR		FL	33029	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
101322		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME57608		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WEST		111527
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/23/2004		7/1/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient was admitted to hospital for a scheduled induction of labor. Dr. Fields had performed pre-natal care, which was uneventful except for one hospitalization to rule out pre-eclampsia.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
On February 23, 2004 Dr. Fields was contacted secondary to failure to progress in labor and evidence of a non-reassuring fetal heart rate. Dr. Fields responded immediately and ordered the patient prepped for a C-Section delivery. Upon arrival Dr. Fields had to wait for the proper anesthetic level to occur as the upper extremities were numb, but not the lower extremities. After failed attempts at spinal anesthesia by Dr. Habib, patient was placed in supine position and the anesthesia was lowered to the surgical incision line. Dr. Fields was able to proceed with the C-Section delivery after an approximate 30 minute delay from the C-Section decision by Dr. Fields to incision by him.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The male infant was delivered with zero APGARS and no visible signs of life. An autopsy was performed without conclusive results.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/2/2005			CACE04-018476
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			5/1/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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			SETTLED BY PARTIES
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
5/3/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$150,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$109,288

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$500,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$1,000	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

6/19/2007 12:04:29 PM

Reason for Change:

This claim was updated today to input the economic and non-economic loss.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	500000
Incurred Expense Mdeical	0	1000

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

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Court Case # 0217459-08

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200432923
Claim Number :	501746
Date Submitted :	9/22/2004

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE INDEMNITY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-2048400
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Terry		M	Binns
Street Address
1888 Century Park East, Suite #800
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(310) 556 - 7488		(800) 944 - 4026	Tbinns@scpie-ahi.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Robert		C	Fields
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3220 So. Douglas Road, Suite 'B'
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miramar		FL	33025	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
53131		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME57608		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology		Unknown

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WEST		111527
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/17/2002		6/3/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Premature delivery
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Premature delivery
Diagnostic Code :		Unknown
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to diagnose
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death of fetus.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/15/2002			0217459-08
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			9/17/2004
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
SOUTH FLORIDA OB-GYN ASSOCIATES, P.A. South Broward Hospital District Memorial Hospital West
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
9/17/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$50,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$79,701

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$21,779

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Interviews with adjustor and defense counsel; review interrogatories, deposition, etc.

Updates

No updates found.

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