Dr. WILLIAM LOWRY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. WILLIAM LOWRY, MD

4600 4th Street N

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
27-3867083
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jody			Schwahn
Street Address
611 Druid Road E Suite 512
City				State	Zip
Clearwater				FL	33756
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 581 - 6400	6400		jschwahn@physicianscasualty.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	WILLIAM			LOWRY
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4600 4th Street N
City		State	Zip Code	County
St. Petersburg		FL	33703	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PC-2017-450		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME61590		Surgery - Orthopedic

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 Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
BAYFRONT MEDICAL CENTER		100032
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/5/2016		4/9/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The operative indications were: 59-year-old who has severe osteoarthritis with varus deformity, bone-on-bone contact and medial osteophyte formation. She had restriction of motion from 10 degrees to 90 degrees, due to ligamentous tightness and osteophyte formation. The patient had previously undergone knee arthroplasty in December 2015, without success.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
On April 5, 2016, the insured performed a left total knee arthroplasty, cemented, on the patient.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The exper tcontends on April 5, 2016,the insured failed to employ the appropriate surgical technique by failing to obtain appropriate alignment of the patient's total knee arthroplasty, specifically allowing for a severe valgus deformity, the degree of which is outside the standard of care. Further, the expert opined the deformity should have been diagnosed andcorrected intra-operatively, and that the failure to do so is similarly below the standard of care.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/18/2018			18-005343-CI
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			3/25/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
All Florida Orthopaedics
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
3/25/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

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

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

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

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