Dr. ROSTISLAV IGNATOV, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ROSTISLAV IGNATOV, MD

200 Congress Park Drive, Suite 100

Delray Beach, FL

33445

Palm Beach

Court Case # 502009CA009178

Indemnity Paid: $525,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201366117
Claim Number :	32184
Date Submitted :	2/21/2013

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
ARCH SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-2545393
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jessi		Y	Chan
Street Address
300 Plaza Three, 3rd Floor,
City				State	Zip
Jersey City				NJ	07311
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(201) 743 - 3898		(201) 743 - 4005	jchan@archinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Rostislav			Ignatov
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		200 Congress Park Drive, Suite 100
City		State	Zip Code	County
Delray Beach		FL	33445	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
FLP001558500		$5,000,000		$7,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME93056		Psychiatry - Addiction Psychiatry

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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
Other Location		Rehabilitation Facility
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/18/2007		1/22/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The patient came to the insured facility for alcohol dependence to detox and for rehab. He also suffered form hypertension and dyslipidemia. He committed to the facility on 1/11/2007.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Due to his uncontrolled hypertension, the insured internal doctor had the patient hospitalized on 2 different occasions. on 1/18/2007, the doctor placed the patient on Lisinopril to control his hypertention. On 1/19/2007, the nurse contacted the doctor. She informed him that the patient complained about having a lump in his throat. In house at that time was another doctor who is a MD/psychiatrist. He ordered the patient be placed on upper respiratory infection protocol. About 35 mins later, the patient complained of feeling like his tongue was swollen. The in-house doctor examined him and noted he did not have a swollen tongue, however, he did note it was asymmetrical. He ordered a shot of Benadryl IM and his oxygen sturation rate was monitored at 99%.The doctor ordered the patient be sent to the ER due to complaints by the patient that he was having diffculty breathing and the patinet finally consented to go to the ER. At that time, the patient's respiration was normal and his O2 sats were at 100%.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The plaintiff has alleged negligence against 2 insured doctors for their care of the patient at the insured facility. The allegations of negligence against the first insured doctor changing the patient's medication on 1/17/2007 without a valid reason to do so. The plaintiff then alleges that the doctor while on call was informed of the patient's complaintsby phone and failed to recognize the severity of the patient's condition and further failed to transfer him to an approprate facility. The allegations of negligence against the Psychiatrist include a failure to see and evaluate the patient in a timely manner upon his complaints of a lump in his throat, swollen tongue, and difficulty breathing. The plaintiff also alleges the doctor was negligent in failing to call an appropriate specialist and failing to transfer the patient to the ER of a local hospital where appropriate care could be provided. The plaintiff lastly allges that the doctor did transfer the patient to an ER, it was in an untimely manner which amounted to negligence.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/12/2009			502009CA009178
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Collier			8/29/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During trial, but before court verdict.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
8/30/2012

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$525,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$434,870

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$34,556

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$12,500

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

Not Applicable.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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