Dr. STEPHEN W SCHOENBAUM, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. STEPHEN W SCHOENBAUM, MD

7362 NW 18 Court

Pembroke Pines, FL

33024

Broward

Court Case # 04-08775 05

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200639858
Claim Number :	03-0033
Date Submitted :	7/3/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
33-1010508
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jack			Heda
Street Address
1851 NW 125th Avenue, Suite 339
City				State	Zip
Pembroke Pines				FL	33028
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 985 - 1165		(954) 212 - 0178	PPLRRG@bellsouth.net

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Stephen		W	Schoenbaum
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7362 NW 18 Court
City		State	Zip Code	County
Pembroke Pines		FL	33024	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
103620		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME16470		Radiology - Diagnostic - No Surgery

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WEST		111527
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/2/2003		9/12/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Mr. Hatcher presented to Memorial Hospital to undergo a nuclear MAG 3 renal vascular flow and renogram ordered by another doctor. Results from this study suggested a considerably atrophic left kidney, and very poor vascularization and excretion. On April 20, 2003 Mr. Hatcher was found to be asystolic, resuscitation was done with CPR and was unable to return a pulse. He was then pronounced dead.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Mr. Hatcher presented to Memorial Hospital to undergo a nuclear MAG 3 renal vascular flow and renogram ordered by another doctor. Results from this study suggested a considerably atrophic left kidney, and very poor vascularization and excretion. On April 20, 2003 Mr. Hatcher was found to be asystolic, resuscitation was done with CPR and was unable to return a pulse. He was then pronounced dead.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Mr. Hatcher presented to Memorial Hospital to undergo a nuclear MAG 3 renal vascular flow and renogram ordered by another doctor. Results from this study suggested a considerably atrophic left kidney, and very poor vascularization and excretion. On April 20, 2003 Mr. Hatcher was found to be asystolic, resuscitation was done with CPR and was unable to return a pulse. He was then pronounced dead.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/20/2004			04-08775 05
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			7/6/2005
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			Parties settled prior to any trial
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
7/6/2005

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

$29,151

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$500,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$10,000	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$3,333	$0

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

4/19/2007 11:50:53 AM

Reason for Change:

The update is being made to add the Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Def Counsel which was left out of the original reporting form.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	0	29151

Date of Change:

7/3/2007 11:22:49 AM

Reason for Change:

Claim was updated to reflect Non-Economic and Economic Loss.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Incurred Expense Mdeical	0	10000
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	500000
Incurred Expense Other	0	3333

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

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