Dr. TERESA H. DEBECHE-ADAMS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. TERESA H. DEBECHE-ADAMS, MD

661 E ALTAMONTE DR STE 220

Indemnity Paid: $90,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Florida Physicians Medical Group				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-3214635		800014080
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Matthew			Evans
Street Address
900 Hope Way
City				State	Zip
Altamonte Springs				FL	32712
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(407) 357 - 2272			matt.evans@ahss.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	TERESA			H. DEBECHE-ADAMS
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		661 E ALTAMONTE DR STE 220
City		State	Zip Code	County
Altamonte Springs		FL	32825	Seminole
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
8258 -2014		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME110412		Surgery - Abdominal

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL (ORLANDO)		100007
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/27/2012		9/23/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Colorectal cancer.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Elective laproscopic diverting colostomy.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Involved was the alleged failure to recognize that the distal and proximal ends of the sigmoid colon, from which the section of the colon that contained the cancerous mass was resected and removed, had reversed during the patient's elective single-port laparoscopic diverting end-loop colostomy procedure, which resulted in the desired proximal end of the colon coming down from the small bowel that was intended to be connected to the stoma, instead being stapled closed, and the distal end that was to be stapled closed, being instead connected to the stoma; which was in turn, followed by an alleged delay in conducting the necessary reversal colostomy procedure.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/20/2015			15-CA-81-O
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			6/10/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Florida Physician Medical Group
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
6/10/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$90,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

n/a

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

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