Dr. WILLIAM E SUMNER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. WILLIAM E SUMNER, MD

2 Shircliff Way, Ste 500

Indemnity Paid: $225,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PREFERRED PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
47-0580977
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Teri			Zealand
Street Address
11605 Miracle Hills Dr
City				State	Zip
Omaha				NE	68154
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(402) 965 - 3224		(402) 392 - 1791	tzealand@ppicins.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	WILLIAM		E	SUMNER
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2 Shircliff Way, Ste 500
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32204	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
LPP0029715		$25,000,000		$75,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME93361		Surgery - General

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SAINT VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER		100040
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/31/2010		5/31/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
58 y/o female with distal sigmoid stenosis with obstruction from diverticulitis, failed non operative mgmt.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Taken for resection and underwent LAR and TAH/BSOdeveloped leak from anastamosis post operatively with placement of percutaneous drain became septic & died.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to monitor
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Failure to monitor & place a drain
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/15/2011			ca009139
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			6/13/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Davenport, John Johnston , David North Florida Surgeons IPC The Hospitalist Company Inc Bhaskar, Harish Pulmonary and Critical Care Assoc, PA
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
7/24/2012

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$225,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$2,831,850

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$759,713

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

unknown

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Does Dr. WILLIAM E SUMNER, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. WILLIAM E SUMNER, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).