Dr. THOMAS M KERR, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. THOMAS M KERR, MD

2809 West Waters Avenue

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-1149494
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Cecilia			Sala
Street Address
4211 West Boy Scout Blvd., Ste. 160
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33607
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 874 - 0768		(813) 874 - 0710	cecilia.sala@baycare.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Thomas		M	Kerr
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2809 West Waters Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33614	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
031-0352		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME61567		Surgery - General

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL		100075
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/7/2003		7/18/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient was admitted via ER dept. post outpatient sclerotherapy treatments for varicose veins from treatment center unaffiliated with subject.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The subject physician's care of this patient consisted of a second opinion on the first hospital day concurring with the attending physician's treatment plan and a brief follow-up visit two days later.Patient treatment plan included anticoagulation, IV antibiotics, and pain management.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Claim alleges delay in performing fasciotomies for a right lower leg compartment syndrome contributed to irreversible vascular injury of right leg.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient underwent amputation by others of right leg due to functional and organic defects.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/1/2003			03-11167
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			4/15/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Ailes, Robert J Ideal Image, Inc. St. Joseph's Specialty Services St. Joseph's Hospital BayCare Health System Pharmaceutical Specialties, Inc. Haslup, Forrest C
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
4/19/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$102,597

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

Defense counsel discussed claim with physician.

Updates

Date of Change:

5/28/2010 12:50:57 PM

Reason for Change:

Changes requested to report re diagnosis and cause of injury.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Cause of Injury	Patient treatment plan included anticoagulation, IV antibiotics, and pain management.	The subject physician's care of this patient consisted of a second opinion on the first hospital day concurring with the attending physician's treatment plan and a brief follow-up visit two days later.Patient treatment plan included anticoagulation, IV antibiotics, and pain management.
Principal Injury	Patient underwent amputation of right leg due to functional and organic defects.	Patient underwent amputation by others of right leg due to functional and organic defects.
Final Diagnosis	Patient was admitted via ER dept. post outpatient sclerotherapy treatments for varicose veins from unaffiliated treatment center.	Patient was admitted via ER dept. post outpatient sclerotherapy treatments for varicose veins from treatment center unaffiliated with subject.

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