Dr. ROYCE HOOD, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ROYCE HOOD, MD

740 W. Plymouth Ave.

Indemnity Paid: $125,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FIRST PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6614702
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kelly			Andrews
Street Address
1000 Riverside Avenue, Suite 800
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32204
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 360 - 3038			kandrews@thedoctors.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Royce			Hood
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		740 W. Plymouth Ave.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Deland		FL	32720	Volusia
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
CL098334		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME14494		Surgery - Orthopedic

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Volusia
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
Other		Physician's Office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/22/2011		4/4/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Left shoulder pain open acrominoplasy of the left shoulder with excision of distal clavicle and rotator cuff repair.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Failure to notify patient of adverse imaging showing cancer.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Failure to notify patient of cancer Stage IV.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/23/2013			2013-12812 CIDC
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Volusia			12/26/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Wood, Kurt Florida Orthopedic Associates, P.A.
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within 90 days of suit being filed.
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

$125,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$15,783

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$3,722

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Insurancecompany staff consulted with insured to discuss preventative measures.Patient Safety referral is made if approppriate.

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

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