| Department File Number : | M201782892 |
| Claim Number : | SM277288 |
| Date Submitted : | 8/22/2017 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 36-2950161 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | CRYSTAL | L | ALSTONBAYTON | ||
| Street Address | |||||
| 4600 COX ROAD | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| GLEN ALLEN | VA | 23060 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (804) 864 - 3731 | (855) 662 - 7535 | CALSTONBAYTON@MARKELCORP.COM | |||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | THEODORE | F | VANDLING | ||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 1613 HARRISON PKWY #200 | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| SUNRISE | FL | 33323 | Broward | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| SM907793 | $500,000 | $1,000,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Registered Nurse | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ARNP1729852 | Additional Charges: Employed Nurse Anesthetists | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Other Outpatient Facility | OUTPATIENT SURGICAL CENTER - COSMETIC SX | ||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Recovery Room | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 10/16/2014 | 9/22/2015 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| This Florida claim arises from the performance of cosmetic surgery on the claimant/decedent on consecutive days (October 15, 2014 & October 16, 2014) at an outpatient surgical center in Aventura, Florida. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| The October 15, 2014 surgery consisted predominantly of facial and neck procedures. The duration as 11.75 hours. Anesthesia included N20, supplemented by local Xylocaine 0.125% and Marcaine (bupivacaine 0.0625% and epinephrine). Post-op medications included Apresoline, Clonidine, Demerol, Phenergan, and Ativan. The following day, October 16, 2014, the surgery consisted of breast reduction, abdominal sculpting, and liposuction. Anesthesia included general plus tumescent infiltration of 0.05% lidocaine. The duration was over 11 hours and the procedure concluded at 18:07. No bupivacaine was used in this procedure and the blood loss was documented to be minimal. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| There was no misdiagnosis | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| At the conclusion of the surgery Mr. Saslaw was taken to the recovery room. Mr. Saslaw¿s blood pressure was 133/65 at the time, and his heart rate was initially under 70 but then was not documented. The recovery nurse documented the administration of Labetalol 5 mg at 19:45. A second dose of Labetolol was administered at 20:00. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Saslaw suffered a cardiac event and EMS records indicate that they were dispatched at 20:07 and arrived at 20:11. CPR was in already in progress but there was no IV access. Mr. Saslaw was unconscious, not breathing, and in cardiac arrest, with an onset of 5 minutes prior. He was unresponsive with a GCS of 3 and his color was documented to be cyanotic around the head and neck. Mr. Saslaw was transported to the emergency department at Aventura Medical Center, where he arrived at 20:43. He remained in a coma until he was pronounced dead on October 18, 2014 at 22:12. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Death. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 9/6/2016 | 2016023073CA01 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Dade | 5/11/2017 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
| Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed). | |||||
| Final Method of Claim Disposition | |||||
| Settled by parties | |||||
| Court Decision | Other | ||||
| No Court Proceedings. | |||||
| Arbitration | |||||
| Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
| Date of Payment | |||||
| 4/4/2017 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $300,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $30,872 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $2,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NONE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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