Dr. WAYNE MCCORMICK, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. WAYNE MCCORMICK, MD

30522 US Hwy 19 N

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LIBERTY SURPLUS INSURANCE CORPORATION				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
04-3390891
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Julie			Hamilton
Street Address
615 Crescent Executive Court, Suite 212
City				State	Zip
Lake Mary				FL	32746
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(321) 972 - 0121			juliehamilton@hamlinandburton.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	WAYNE			MCCORMICK
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		30522 US Hwy 19 N
City		State	Zip Code	County
Palm Harbor		FL	34684	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
AHE1000155-0113		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME62992		General Preventative Medicine - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Outpatient Facility		Urgent care clinic
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/12/2014		7/11/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Swine flu and pneumonia.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The patient presented with a cough, dizziness and a fever. She was examined, diagnosed with bronchitis and discharged with antibiotics, cough medications, an inhaler and instructions to go to the ER if her condition worsened. She was not given a chest x-ray or a flu test.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
The patient was allegedly misdiagnosed with bronchitis when she had the flu.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The patient alleged failure to diagnose and treat the flu, resulting in pneumonia, for which she was hospitalized and treated with medication that caused gangrene in her extremities, necessitating amputations of her arms and legs.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/6/2015			15-1503-CI
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			3/29/2018
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
BHASKAR, VARUN Baycare Health dba Mease Countryside Hospital
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$115,463

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$15,480

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$16,667

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

None

Does Dr. WAYNE MCCORMICK, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

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

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