Dr. SIMON WEISS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SIMON WEISS, MD

450 N PARK RD STE 200

Indemnity Paid: $27,759.00

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	SIMON			WEISS
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		450 N PARK RD STE 200
City		State	Zip Code	County
HOLLYWOOD		FL	33021	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
125200		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME70186		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology		N/A

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL(HOLLYWOOD)		100038
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/2/1996		1/8/1999

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
HYSTERECTOMY
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
THIS CASE INVOLVED AN ALLEGATION FROM A 56 YEAR OLD SINGLE FEMALE PATIENT THAT OUR INSURED INAPPROPRIATELY PERFORMED THE 10/6/96 SURGICAL PROCEDURE WHICH RESULTED IN A POST-OPERATIVE FISTULA AND SUBSEQUENT SURGERY.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
N/A
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
PERFORATED BOWEL
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/28/1999			99-014846
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			6/18/2001
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
Judgment for the plaintiff.
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

$27,759

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$27,759

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 10:33:23 AM

Reason for Change:

OIR updating historical Closed Claims data.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Name of Institution		MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL(HOLLYWOOD)
Location Where Injured	Other Location	Hospital Inpatient Facility
Injured Person Address Zip Code	33023	331554910
Injured Person Address County		Dade
Insured Last Name	WEISS, MD	WEISS
Location of Institutional Injury		Operating Suite
County Injury Occurred In		Dade
Portal User Name	plcr_migration_dccs plcr_migration_dccs	Christine McClain
Insured License Number	ME0070186	ME70186
Injured Person Address Street	6337 SW 33RD STREET	6337 SW 33RD ST

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Does Dr. SIMON WEISS, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

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