Dr. ROBERT J JACOBSON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ROBERT J JACOBSON, MD

1309 N. Flagler Drive

West Palm Beach, FL

33401

Palm Beach

Court Case # 50 2012 CA010240

Indemnity Paid: $450,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201472411
Claim Number :	172343
Date Submitted :	5/5/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Tracy		M	Harris
Street Address
100 Brookwood Place
City				State	Zip
Birmingham				AL	35209
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(205) 439 - 7932			tharris@proassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Robert		J	Jacobson
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1309 N. Flagler Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
West Palm Beach		FL	33401	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP70575		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME67243		Internal Medicine - Minor Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL		110403
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/3/2011		7/5/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to properly manage coagulation status post-op, resulting in death.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged failure to properly manage coagulation status post-op, resulting in death.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to properly manage coagulation status post-op, resulting in death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/25/2012			50 2012 CA010240
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			10/16/2014
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Palm Beach Cancer Institute, LLC Dodson, David W Meyer, Keith D Keith D. Meyer, MD, PA David W. Dodson, M.D., P.A.
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

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$450,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$90,845

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$41,492

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$450,000

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

Insured discussed case with defense counsel, insurance personnel, and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

11/14/2014 1:40:34 PM

Reason for Change:

updated financials

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	86921	89145
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	39345	39844

Date of Change:

12/16/2014 12:33:23 PM

Reason for Change:

updated

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	39844	39995
Indemnity Paid	0	450000
Settlement Reached	0	1

Date of Change:

1/14/2015 2:47:47 PM

Reason for Change:

updated financials

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	89145	90845
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	39995	40857

Date of Change:

3/17/2015 4:06:29 PM

Reason for Change:

ALAE update

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	40857	40992

Date of Change:

7/7/2015 9:59:07 AM

Reason for Change:

update ALAE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	40992	41492

Date of Change:

5/5/2016 4:23:12 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated non economic loss information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	450000

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

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