Dr. SCOTT J SCHOEDLER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SCOTT J SCHOEDLER, MD

20 W Kaley Street

Orlando, FL

32806

Orange

Court Case # 2017CP000173

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201887376
Claim Number :	163246
Date Submitted :	12/20/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
NORCAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
94-2301054
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Richard			Petersen
Street Address
4651 Salisbury Rd. #410
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 309 - 8142		(904) 394 - 7134	rpetersen@norcal-group.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	SCOTT		J	SCHOEDLER
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		20 W Kaley Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Orlando		FL	32806	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
721286N		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME70135		Radiology - Diagnostic - No Surgery

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	Orange
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Location		Radiology
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/17/2016		5/12/2017

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Tubo-ovarian abscess
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
On 12/17/16, the patient to the ER with pressure and pain in the right lower quadrant, radiating to the right back with nausea and vomiting. A CT scan was ordered and interpreted by Dr. Scott Schoedler, radiologist, as showing no acute abnormality seen and negative for pelvic mass abscess.Subsequent to the CT scan, on 12/18/16, a pelvic ultrasound was performed and interpreted by a separate radiologist that identified a questionable 3 cm cystic structure within the ovary which was not visualized on prior CT. The patient was discharged from the Hospital with prescriptions for pain and nausea medication and instructions to follow up with her primary physician if symptoms persist. On or about 12/28/16, the patient was taken to the ER with abdominal pain. She was taken to the OR where it was discovered that she had a ruptured tubo-ovarian abscess.Plaintiff alleged mis-interpretation of a CT Scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast taken 12/17/16. However, a defense standard of care expert opined that the right adnexa and ovary were appropriately touching and between other pelvic structures. He further found that the right and left ovaries are often different sizes. He also commented that ovaries have a very highly variable appearance they occur in a crowded space with borders often touching neighboring structures and that there was no cyst, mass or inflammation on the adjacent fat visualized in the CT. The interpretation of the imaging was appropriate and that the imaging was the best that could be obtained given the patient's body habitus (5'5" 300lbs). Finally, the patient did not follow up with her primary physician and presented to the ER 10 days later.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Tubo-ovarian abscess
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/24/2017			2017CP000173
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Osceola			9/4/2018
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
Other			Settled between parties
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
9/4/2018

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

$19,612

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

Facts of the case were discussed with insured and risk management.

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