Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report
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| Department File Number : | M201573638 |
| Claim Number : | 0AA910077 |
| Date Submitted : | 2/27/2015 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| HOMELAND INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 52-1568827 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Mike | Clark | |||
| Street Address | |||||
| 199 Scott Swamp Road | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Farmington | CT | 06032 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (860) 321 - 2544 | (877) 256 - 5067 | mclark@onebeaconpro.com | |||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | TIMOTHY | N | BRUNDAGE | ||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 16004 Fourth Street East | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Redington Beach | FL | 33708 | Pinellas | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| MPP415912 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME88586 | Internal Medicine - No Surgery | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| M | Pinellas | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| N/A | 000000 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Patients' Room | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 7/12/2010 | 2/14/2012 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Patient presented with a right paratracheal mass, fever, tachycardia and an elevated PCT. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| Patient admitted with sepsis protocol put into place. The patient was started on antibiotics and IV fluids. An infectious disease consult was requested as efforts were being made to discover the source of infection. A surgical consult was also requested. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Failure to make a timely diagnosis of suppurative lymphadenitis | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Allegations that a CT should have been ordered to determine the source of infection and that the provider should have obtained a surgical consult to drain an infected lymph node based on lab reports showing bacteria and neutrophils in the lymph node. However, the surgeon rounding on the patient determined the patient was too unstable for a CT or for surgery. It was alleged that all of this resulted in the failure to make a timely diagnosis of suppurative lymphadenitis that eventually led to the patient¿s death. This was a settlement of a disputed claim. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Death. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 9/2/2012 | 12-10891-CI-11 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Pinellas | 2/18/2015 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 2/18/2015 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $87,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $69,265 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Not known at this time | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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Does Dr. TIMOTHY N BRUNDAGE, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?
Dr. TIMOTHY N BRUNDAGE, MD has at least 2 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).