Dr. STUART B MURPHY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Dr. STUART B MURPHY, MD

291 Southhall Lane

Maitland, FL

32751

Orange

Court Case # 06-CA-2455

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200953753
Claim Number :	31084-01
Date Submitted :	5/21/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FIRST PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6614702
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Odessa			Choice
Street Address
1000 Riverside Avenue, Suite 800
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32204
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(800) 741 - 3742	3045	(904) 358 - 6728	odessa.choice@fpic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Stuart		B	Murphy
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		291 Southhall Lane
City		State	Zip Code	County
Maitland		FL	32751	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
99129		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME36492		Anesthesiology		80151

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
COLUMBIA WINTER PARK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL		100162
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/3/2004		7/21/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Elective surgery for re-anastomosis of ileum.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Anaphylactoid reaction to pre-operative medication which caused a severe bronchospasm.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Right hemiplegia.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/4/2006			06-CA-2455
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			5/1/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Columbia Winter Park Hospital
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During trial, but before court verdict.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
5/1/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$500,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$76,353

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$55,286

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$500,000

Deductible

$250,000

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$29,234	$2,104,701
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

This settlement was a compromise of disputed liability.We had the case reviewed by Anesthesiology, Allergy and Pharmacology experts and their conclusion was this was an unpredictable and unpreventable allergic reaction to the pre-operative medication.

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