Dr. RUSHIA SLATON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. RUSHIA SLATON, MD

8356 Royalwood Drive

Jacksonville, FL

32256

Duval

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201676927
Claim Number :	SC11031840011
Date Submitted :	1/26/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY				Excess
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
02-0774091
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sherry			Lange-Mattingly
Street Address
8722 S. Harrison
City				State	Zip
Sandy				UT	84070
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(801) 304 - 3729			sherryl@primeis.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	RUSHIA			SLATON
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8356 Royalwood Dr
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32256	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
SC1103184		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME96036		Surgery - Gynecology

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	Duval
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
ST LUKE'S SURGICAL CENTER		5
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Labor and Delivery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/20/2010		12/8/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Hypoxia suffered during prolonged childbirth.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Mother was induced. Labor was long.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Brain Damage.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			12/12/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Settlement Reached Prior to Pre-Suit Period
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
12/12/2012

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$72,000

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$25,000

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

Unknown

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case # 2011-CA-003070

Indemnity Paid: $49,500.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201161449
Claim Number :	10-0154-A-09
Date Submitted :	1/24/2012

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Melodee			Dixon
Street Address
4655 Salisbury Road
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 296 - 2887	209	(904) 296 - 1013	mdixon@fldic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	RUSHIA			SLADE
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8356 Royalwood Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32256	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
11190		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME96036		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Duval
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SAINT LUKES' HOSPITAL		100151
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Labor and Delivery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/19/2009		5/3/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Prenatal care and delivery of infant.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Emergency c-section.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleging failure to timely deliver infant via c-section, resulted in infant's demise.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/18/2011			2011-CA-003070
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			7/28/2011
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Van Scriver, M.D., Kimberly A Place for Women OB/GYN SteMat, LLC
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
7/22/2011

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$49,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$34,097

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$49,500

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

Circumstances of this case have been discussed with the Insured and Risk Management was notified.Risk Management has discussed the case with the Insured.

Updates

Date of Change:

1/24/2012 9:10:49 AM

Reason for Change:

Additional defense attorney expense received.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	31224	34097

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201573330
Claim Number :	321402
Date Submitted :	1/28/2015

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
DOCTORS COMPANY, AN INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-3014772
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Tiffany		D	Taylor
Street Address
13450 West Sunrise Blvd
City				State	Zip
Sunrise				FL	33323
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(877) 320 - 0748			TTaylor@thedoctors.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	RUSHIA			SLATON
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8356 Royalwood Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32256	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0684883		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME96036		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology

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
			F	Duval
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Labor and Delivery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/14/2013		8/13/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The patient was admitted for uncontrolled diabetes during pregnancy.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Pateint was treated for uncontrolled diabetes and delivers her baby by her regular OB/GYN and discharged home.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
It is alleged the patient suffered a diabetic related event and rolled over onto her baby and smothered him to 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
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			1/6/2015
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
No Payment Made
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?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$7,279

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Unknown

Updates

No updates found.

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

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