Dr. STEPHEN SZABO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. STEPHEN SZABO, MD

1502 w. busch blvd. suite h

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
13-2559805
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	nina		l	gorton
Street Address
195 lake louise marie road
City				State	Zip
rock hill				NY	12775
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(845) 796 - 2100	5062	(845) 807 - 4985	ngorton@ftr.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	stephen			szabo
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1502 w. busch blvd. suite h
City		State	Zip Code	County
tampa		FL	33612	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
Cm0501480		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor Public Psychiatry
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME24588		Psychiatry - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	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
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/1/1997		11/29/1999

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
anger issues, suicide ideation, depression
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
counseling with medication
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
there was no misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
alleged failure of lack of informed consent re: side effects of navane, failure to monitor lithium levels or to monitor levels in kidney and liver resulting in permanent movement dissorder, failure to properly monitor lithium levels causing plaintiff to have polyursa renal insufficiency
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/13/2000			00-5208
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			10/4/2007
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			settlement with contribution
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
10/17/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$75,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$32,206

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$16,592

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

the insured has consulted with defense counsel, medical experts and claims personnel regarding this matter.

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