Dr. SETH OKUN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SETH OKUN, MD

16303 Moradas de Avila

Tampa, FL

33613

Hillsborough

Court Case # 06-03354

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200952995
Claim Number :	10319-01
Date Submitted :	3/19/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen			Kessler
Street Address
3000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 400
City				State	Zip
Franklin				TN	37067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Seth			Okun
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		16303 Moradas de Avila
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33613	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0010418		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO1463

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Hillsborough
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
12/29/2003		1/17/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Plantar fasciitis, right
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
X-rays; injection with steroids and local anesthetic
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient presented with right heel pain from playing softball. Treatment consisted of a pinpoint injection with steroids and local anesthetic.The patient was next seen twice on an urgent basis because of severe pain in his right heel; however, he admitted that he had been working and was on his foot a lot, and evidence showed no evidence of fracture.The patient was put in a walker and given pain medications, and an MRI ordered.The MRI showed a small collection of fluid in the heel superficial to the plantar fascia, which insured believed was caused from walking on it.Two days later, patient sought a second opinion, relating he had three cortisone injections in the heel without relief.The heel was aspirated and pus was noted.The patient was admitted to the hospital and a surgical I&D performed.Culture reports showed MRSA, and patient was hospitalized and placed on IV antibiotics.Patient alleges failure to diagnose by insured.Apparently, the patient had obtained two previous steroid injections from his PCP; however, he denied having a primary doctor in his history.Therefore, there is no way our insured could have been aware of these previous injections.Although our expert opined that one of the injections most certainly caused the infection, there is no way to say that it was the one performed by our insured, nor did our insured have any way of knowing two previous injections had been given.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/21/2006			06-03354
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			2/23/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Ankle & Foot Center of Tampa Bay, P.A. Flynn, M.D., Brenda JSA Medical Group
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
2/26/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$50,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$51,110

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$14,509

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

None - specialty code #80993

Updates

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

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