Dr. SHARON NICKELL-OLM, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SHARON NICKELL-OLM, MD

LRUC 8404 US Hwy 441

Indemnity Paid: $195,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
06-0876629
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Letitia			Boice
Street Address
120 Long Ridge Road
City				State	Zip
Stamford				CT	06902
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(203) 328 - 5646		(203) 328 - 6444	Letitia.Boice@gumc.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sharon			Nickell-Olm
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		LRUC 8404 US Hwy 441
City		State	Zip Code	County
Leesburg		FL	34788	Lake
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
IJG406876A		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME38621		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Lafayette
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
Florida Hospital Waterman		100057
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/8/2009		3/26/2010

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient had abdominal pain and complained of chest pain and was transported by ambulance to hospital ER.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient was told that he had a torn muscle by doctor in ER.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Patient died 4 days later of an embolism.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The doctor that did the examination in the ER made an opinion without doing an appropriate work up and or additional testing.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/1/2010			none0
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Lake			2/28/2011
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
2/22/2011

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$195,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$24,780

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$5,000

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Not Applicable

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Does Dr. SHARON NICKELL-OLM, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. SHARON NICKELL-OLM, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).