Dr. ROY HART, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ROY HART, MD

537 US Highway One Suite 1

North Palm Beach, FL

33408

Palm Beach

Court Case # 2007 CA 7009 AB

Indemnity Paid: $590,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200747750
Claim Number :	HM102564
Date Submitted :	11/28/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-2114545
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy			Pistilli-Hurst
Street Address
7886 Woodland Canter Blvd
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33614
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 880 - 5100	5123	(312) 894 - 3680	nancy.pistilli-hurst@cna.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Roy			Hart
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		537 US Highway One Suite 1
City		State	Zip Code	County
North Palm Beach		FL	33408	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
DLP 0166901708		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Dentistry
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
DN14863		Dentists

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Palm Beach
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
8/28/2006		2/9/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Painful impacted wisdom tooth (#17)
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Extraction of tooth
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis;claim alleges improper extraction technique caused injury
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
alleged fractured mandible and injury to nerve and TMJ
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/30/2007			2007 CA 7009 AB
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			11/26/2007
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
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
11/28/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$590,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$26,317

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$7,285

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$202,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$38,000	$350,000
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Discussed risks of extraction / need for possible referral to oral surgeon.

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case # 50 2011 CA 009726 XX

Indemnity Paid: $65,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201367315
Claim Number :	HM161433
Date Submitted :	5/30/2013

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
47-0490411
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jameela			Maddox
Street Address
333 s Wabash
City				State	Zip
Chicgo				IL	60604
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(312) 822 - 5000			Jameela.Maddox@cna.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	ROY			HART
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		537 US HWY 1 SUITE 1
City		State	Zip Code	County
NORTH PALM BEACH		FL	33408	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
SLD4013994548		$1,000,000		$2,978,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Dentistry
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
DN14863		Dentists

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
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Special Procedure Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/1/2010		2/28/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
ALLEGED FAILURE TO SEAL MARGINS; ANTERIOR EDGE TO EDGE BITE
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
RESTORATION OF OCCLUSION OF #2- 14
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
POOR OCCLUSION DUE TO REQUEST BY PATIENT FOR ANTERIOR EDGE TO EDGE BITE.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/11/2011			50 2011 CA 009726 XX
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			4/30/2013
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
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Award for plaintiff.
Date of Payment
4/30/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$65,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$29,320

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$3,533

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

NONE

Updates

No updates found.

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

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