Dr. STUART COURTNEY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. STUART COURTNEY, MD

1250 E. Hallandale Beach Blvd.

Hallandale , FL

33009

Broward

Court Case # CACE-13-021165

Indemnity Paid: $125,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201471590
Claim Number :	19203-01
Date Submitted :	8/13/2014

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen			Kessler
Street Address
3000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 400
City				State	Zip
Franklin				TN	37067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Stuart			Courtney
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1250 E. Hallandale Beach Blvd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Hallandale		FL	33009	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0009502		$500,000		$1,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO745

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Broward
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
Other		Exam room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/26/2011		4/12/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Heel spur syndrome, bilaterally, with metatarsalgia of both feet
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Hydrotherapy along with steroid injections into heels and toe web spaces
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
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Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient presented to insured for severe pain in her feet.Treatment consisted of hydrotherapy along with multiple steroid injections into the heels and toe web spaces.By the next visit of 8/26, the left foot was feeling better; however, the right foot was still tender so a second injection was given to that area. On 09/09/11, patient had pain and swelling in her right foot.On examination, insured noted an area of cellulitis.Patient indicated that a physician at a medical center where she works gave her some antibiotics, Cephalexin, 250 milligrams.Insured added Ciprofloxacin, 500 milligrams.Over the next few weeks, patient continued to treat the infection; however, when there was little to no improvement, he made arrangements for her to go to the hospital ER.Following her initial hospital admission and discharge, patient was re-admitted multiple times and, at each visit, she was found to have recurrence of the infection.Patient was subsequently found to have mycobacterial infection and underwent a partial amputation of her third metatarsal.Patient claims the infection was caused by the steroid injections given by insured.She alleges insured was negligent with respect to the injections given and failing to timely refer her to a specialist
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/16/2013			CACE-13-021165
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			7/25/2014
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
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
7/29/2014

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$125,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$26,142

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,812

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$16,941	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$275,730
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

None - Specialty code #80993

Updates

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

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