Dr. SAMUEL LEDERMAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SAMUEL LEDERMAN, MD

2925 10TH AVE N

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS ASSURANCE CORPORATION				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2102867
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Christine			McClain
Street Address
200 East Gaines Street
City				State	Zip
Tallahassee				FL	32399
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(850) 413 - 5358		(850) 921 - 8243	Christine.McClain@fldfs.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	SAMUEL			LEDERMAN
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2925 10TH AVE N
City		State	Zip Code	County
LAKE WORTH		FL	33461	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
125029		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME60019		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology		80153

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
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL		100010
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Labor and Delivery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/21/1996		2/10/1999

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
PRENATAL CARE
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
ALLEGED FAILURE TO APPRECIATE A DEVELOPING INTRAUTERINE INFECTION RESULTING IN BRAIN DAMAGE TO A FEMALE INFANT.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
N/A
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
BRAIN DAMAGE.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/23/1999			994772AO
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			1/7/2003
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

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

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

INSURED CONSULTED WITH DEFENSE COUNSEL AND CLAIMS PERSONNEL REGARDING THIS MATTER.

Updates

Date of Change:

1/24/2007 11:52:30 AM

Reason for Change:

OIR updating historical Closed Claim data.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Name of Institution		SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL
Location Where Injured	Other Location	Hospital Inpatient Facility
Injured Person Address County		Palm Beach
Injured Person Date of Birth	25-DEC-96	21-DEC-96
Insured Last Name	LEDERMAN, MD	LEDERMAN
County Injury Occurred In		Palm Beach
Portal User Name	plcr_migration_dccs plcr_migration_dccs	Christine McClain
Insured License Number	ME0060019	ME60019
Location of Institutional Injury		Labor and Delivery Room

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Does Dr. SAMUEL LEDERMAN, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. SAMUEL LEDERMAN, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).