Dr. SARA SWITZER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SARA SWITZER, MD

105 S. Banana River Blvd.

Indemnity Paid: $155,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTH CARE CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-1994595
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Matt			Rogina
Street Address
8600 W Bryn Mawr, Suite 120-N
City				State	Zip
Chicago				IL	60631
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(773) 864 - 8287		(773) 864 - 8281	mrogina@claritygrp.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sara			Switzer
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		105 S. Banana River Blvd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Cocoa Beach		FL	32931	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
06-PA005-AB		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME47086		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Brevard
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
3/14/2006		11/9/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Dr. Switzer diagnosed knee pain and administered Depo-Medrol and prescribed Daypro, Darvocet and a knee wrap.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Dr. Switzer did not diagnose DVT.Instead diagnosed knee pain based on patient's presentation with complaint of knee pain and swelling.Patient had been climbing stairs while visiting from out of town and noted that as inordinate activity. Patient also noted history of Osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis.No history of blood clot problems was disclosed.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Knee pain and swelling with no associated injury.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/1/2007			2007CA 010291
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			3/1/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Health First Physicians, Inc
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
3/3/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$155,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$11,753

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,337

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$155,000

Deductible

$50,000

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Dr Switzer will consider DVT in patients presenting with knee pain or other pain not normally associated with DVT

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Does Dr. SARA SWITZER, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

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