Dr. SUNDAY U ERO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Dr. SUNDAY U ERO, MD

655 W. 8th Street

Jacksonville, FL

32209

Duval

Court Case # 16-2012-CA-009755

Indemnity Paid: $80,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201676907
Claim Number :	41404
Date Submitted :	2/12/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1449198
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Street Address
8427 South Park Circle Suite 130
City				State	Zip
Orlando				FL	32819
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(407) 370 - 3813		(407) 370 - 2247	ctschanz@magmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sunday		U	Ero
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1325 San Marco Blvd., Ste. 701
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32207	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PSL 1600440 12		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME75072		Surgery - Orthopedic

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Duval
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
5/14/2009		5/25/2012

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Chronic low back pain
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Spinal surgery
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to postoperatively diagnose MRSA
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
MRSA
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/4/2012			16-2012-CA-009755
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			2/11/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute
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
1/9/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$80,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$45,975

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$17,595

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$97,918	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Risk management has counseled insured

Updates

Date of Change:

2/12/2016 11:57:58 AM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect Court Document final disposition date of 02/11/16

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date of Final Disposition	09-JAN-16	11-FEB-16

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Court Case # 01-02695-CA

Indemnity Paid: $20,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201056272
Claim Number :	99J13896PL
Date Submitted :	2/1/2010

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Univ of FL JHMHC/Jacksonville Self Insurance Prog				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59730209
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Danelle		H	Towater
Street Address
3450 Hull Road, Ste 4358
City				State	Zip
Gainesville				FL	32611-2735
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(352) 273 - 7006		(352) 273 - 7287	towatdt@shands.ufl.edu

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sunday		U	Ero
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		655 W. 8th Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32209	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
UFBOT00J		$200,000		$8,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME75072		Surgery - Orthopedic

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (DUVAL)		100001
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/31/2000		11/30/2000

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
S1, S2 lumbar fractures
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Open reduction of L6-S1 facet fracture dislocation; posterior spinal instrumentation with pedicle screws and plate L6-S1; and posterior spinal fusion with cancellous allograft and autogenous platelet gel L6-S1
Diagnostic Code :		805.6
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Post-operative foot drop
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/24/2001			01-02695-CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			4/18/2002
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
4/18/2002

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$20,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$1,239

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Assessment of treatment with involved physician

Updates

No updates found.

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

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