| Department File Number : | M201987538 |
| Claim Number : | 201826304 |
| Date Submitted : | 1/9/2019 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| HEALTH CARE CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 20-1994595 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Heather | Paver | |||
| Street Address | |||||
| 3300 Fiske Blvd. Bld. B | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Rockledge | FL | 32955 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (321) 434 - 6646 | heather.paver@health-first.org | ||||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | TIMOTHY | LAIRD | |||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 8245 Devereux Drive | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Melbourne | FL | 32940 | Brevard | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| 13-PA-005-AB-028 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME84571 | Family Physicians or General Practitioners - Minor Surgery | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | Brevard | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| VIERA HOSPITAL | 23960092 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Patients' Room | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 7/12/2013 | 2/24/2015 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| This claim related to an unfortunate and unexpected arrest following Charcot foot surgery. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| The patient was admitted to Viera Hospital at the time of the event. Dr. Laird served as Ms. Moaoui¿s primary care physician. He was asked to and did provide clearance for her surgery, advising she was at intermediate risk. Ms. Moaoui had previously undergone extensive cardiac testing which was negative and there were no contraindications for surgery. Indeed, Ms. Moaoui had no issues or complications during surgery or with anesthesia, as well as during the recovery room and for many hours on the floor. The patient¿s attending surgeon entered a routine consult request for Dr. Laird following surgery, requesting that Dr. Laird see her within the next 24 hours. Unfortunately, this patient suffered her event prior to the time that Dr. Laird rounded on her. His only involvement in the patient¿s post-operative care was in pre-planning for resumption of anticoagulation the day of surgery for chronic and longstanding DVT in conjunction with Ms. Moaoui¿s treating hematologist. It appears this patient suffered a primary cardiac arrhythmia almost 24 hours after surgery although the cause of her arrest could not be definitively determined because the family declined autopsy. The patient was successfully resuscitated when she arrested but acquired neurologic injury and the family made the decision to withdraw life support several days later, declining autopsy. The family brought claims against multiple health care providers to include Dr. Laird. Throughout the litigation, we had very strong expert support for Dr. Laird from renowned experts in the fields of internal medicine, cardiology, pharmacology, and emergency medicine/code expertise. Nonetheless, Dr. Laird¿s insurer made the economic decision to resolve the claim due to the uncertainties of litigation. There was no admission of fault and Dr. Laird¿s experts remained fully supportive and unwavering in their opinions that Dr. Laird met the standard of care in all respects. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| The patient was admitted to Viera Hospital at the time of the event. Dr. Laird served as Ms. Moaoui¿s primary care physician. He was asked to and did provide clearance for her surgery, advising she was at intermediate risk. Ms. Moaoui had previously undergone extensive cardiac testing which was negative and there were no contraindications for surgery. Indeed, Ms. Moaoui had no issues or complications during surgery or with anesthesia, as well as during the recovery room and for many hours on the floor. The patient¿s attending surgeon entered a routine consult request for Dr. Laird following surgery, requesting that Dr. Laird see her within the next 24 hours. Unfortunately, this patient suffered her event prior to the time that Dr. Laird rounded on her. His only involvement in the patient¿s post-operative care was in pre-planning for resumption of anticoagulation the day of surgery for chronic and longstanding DVT in conjunction with Ms. Moaoui¿s treating hematologist. It appears this patient suffered a primary cardiac arrhythmia almost 24 hours after surgery although the cause of her arrest could not be definitively determined because the family declined autopsy. The patient was successfully resuscitated when she arrested but acquired neurologic injury and the family made the decision to withdraw life support several days later, declining autopsy. The family brought claims against multiple health care providers to include Dr. Laird. Throughout the litigation, we had very strong expert support for Dr. Laird from renowned experts in the fields of internal medicine, cardiology, pharmacology, and emergency medicine/code expertise. Nonetheless, Dr. Laird¿s insurer made the economic decision to resolve the claim due to the uncertainties of litigation. There was no admission of fault and Dr. Laird¿s experts remained fully supportive and unwavering in their opinions that Dr. Laird met the standard of care in all respects. | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| The patient was admitted to Viera Hospital at the time of the event. Dr. Laird served as Ms. Moaoui¿s primary care physician. He was asked to and did provide clearance for her surgery, advising she was at intermediate risk. Ms. Moaoui had previously undergone extensive cardiac testing which was negative and there were no contraindications for surgery. Indeed, Ms. Moaoui had no issues or complications during surgery or with anesthesia, as well as during the recovery room and for many hours on the floor. The patient¿s attending surgeon entered a routine consult request for Dr. Laird following surgery, requesting that Dr. Laird see her within the next 24 hours. Unfortunately, this patient suffered her event prior to the time that Dr. Laird rounded on her. His only involvement in the patient¿s post-operative care was in pre-planning for resumption of anticoagulation the day of surgery for chronic and longstanding DVT in conjunction with Ms. Moaoui¿s treating hematologist. It appears this patient suffered a primary cardiac arrhythmia almost 24 hours after surgery although the cause of her arrest could not be definitively determined because the family declined autopsy. The patient was successfully resuscitated when she arrested but acquired neurologic injury and the family made the decision to withdraw life support several days later, declining autopsy. The family brought claims against multiple health care providers to include Dr. Laird. Throughout the litigation, we had very strong expert support for Dr. Laird from renowned experts in the fields of internal medicine, cardiology, pharmacology, and emergency medicine/code expertise. Nonetheless, Dr. Laird¿s insurer made the economic decision to resolve the claim due to the uncertainties of litigation. There was no admission of fault and Dr. Laird¿s experts remained fully supportive and unwavering in their opinions that Dr. Laird met the standard of care in all respects. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Death. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 7/6/2015 | 05-2015-CA-033365 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Brevard | 10/15/2018 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 8/28/2018 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $99,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $54,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $50,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dr. Laird¿s insurer made the economic decision to resolve the claim due to the uncertainties of litigation. There was no admission of fault and Dr. Laird¿s experts remained fully supportive and unwavering in their opinions that Dr. Laird met the standard of care in all respects. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |||||||
| Date of Change: | 1/9/2019 11:32:43 AM | ||||||
| Reason for Change: | Amount paid by insurance was entered incorrectly in the first submission. | ||||||
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