Dr. THOMAS FREEMAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. THOMAS FREEMAN, MD

USF College of Medicine, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd.

Indemnity Paid: $15,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
University of South Florida Health Sciences Center				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-3317982		1
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Candy		D	Hodgson
Street Address
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC43
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33612
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 974 - 8071		(813) 974 - 8114	chodgson@umsa.usf.edu

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	THOMAS			FREEMAN
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		USF College of Medicine, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33612	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1		$100,000		$200,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME53506		Surgery - Neurology - Including Child		UNK

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL		100128
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/12/2000		8/23/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Degenrative Disk Disease, L5-S1
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion with autologous bone graft
Diagnostic Code :		unk
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
n/a
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
retrograde ejaculation
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/23/2002			J-02-12086
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			11/22/2004
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
10/29/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$15,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$64,349

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$15,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

None needed; injury was a known complication and documented as having been explained to patient.This was an economic settlement only.

This page is not displaying certain sensitive information.

One or more fields in this claim have failed internal data validation testing.

Does Dr. THOMAS FREEMAN, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. THOMAS FREEMAN, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).