| Department File Number : | M201678452 |
| Claim Number : | 21870-02 |
| Date Submitted : | 5/17/2016 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 58-1403235 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Karen | Kessler | |||
| Street Address | |||||
| 3000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Franklin | TN | 37067 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (615) 371 - 8776 | 2249 | kkessler@picagroup.com | |||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Robert | Linn | |||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 6160 SW SR200 | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Ocala | FL | 34476 | Marion | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| 1PD0013242 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Podiatric Physician | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| PO2122 | |||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | Marion | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Physician's Office | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 1/2/2013 | 3/10/2015 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Bilateral ankle fractures | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| In-office evaluation and recommendation for CT imaging | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| *NR | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Patient was involved in a plane crash that killed her husband on 12-24-12 and in which she suffered bilateral fractured ankles. She was transported to the hospital where she underwent surgery; however when the surgeon opened her up, he recognized the fractured ankles were not an injury he could repair. He applied external fixators and, and a follow-up appointment was made for her with this insured. Patient was evaluated the next day by insured when he was apparently covering for insured. Insured recommended CT imaging, and felt that surgery would be required, but not until significant swelling had diminished involving each extremity. He felt that it would be safe for the patient to be discharged and to follow-up with the insured at the office. Patient presented to the insured¿s co-defendant on 1/2/13 with both external frames in place and having remained non weight-bearing. Insured¿s co-defendant noted the severity of her injuries, the extensive nature of her injuries which were reported on CT imaging, and discussed the need for fairly expeditious surgery to relocate the talar fractures. Patient wanted to seek other opinions, and insured¿s co-defendant indicated that would be fine, but that she needed to do so quickly. Patient did not return to insured¿s co-defendant but instead underwent surgery by another doctor. Patient claims she developed avascular necrosis and ultimately required bilateral ankle fusion. She alleges that a delay in the reduction of the ankle fractures resulted in a worse outcome than would have been expected. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 7/30/2015 | 15-CA-0016B3AX | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Marion | 4/29/2016 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| HCA, Inc. Ocala Regional Medical Center Ocala Health Trauma Ang, M.D., Darwin N U. of So. FL Board of Trustees Gupta, D.O., Nirav Twin Palm Orthopedics Goldstein, DPM, Scott Foot & Ankle Center of Ocala | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 4/28/2016 | |||||
| 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 | $38,399 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $2,426 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| None - Specialty cost #80993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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