Dr. VALERIE D MITCHELL, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. VALERIE D MITCHELL, MD

1323 Courtenay Court

Indemnity Paid: $325,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-2114545
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy		J	Thomas
Street Address
9821 Katy Freeway
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77024
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 8868		(713) 461 - 8130	nancy_thomas@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Valerie		D	Mitchell
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1323 Courtenay Court
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jupiter		FL	33458	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HAZ1064401339-6		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Other			CRNA
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ARNP2800262

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		110010
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/2/2008		3/30/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Surgery for sigmoid colon tumor and bowel obstruction
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Anesthesia induction resulting in aspiration of gastric contents
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Anesthesia related
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to place NG tube to empty stomach contents prior to anesthesia
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/26/2009			50 2009 CA 007514 AA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			6/28/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Wellington Regional Medical Center
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 subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment
5/24/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$325,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$64,582

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

Patient allegedly refused NG tube placement.

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Does Dr. VALERIE D MITCHELL, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. VALERIE D MITCHELL, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).