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

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. WILLIAM STECHSCHULTE, MD

1119 Royal Palm Blvd.

Indemnity Paid: $37,500.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE INDEMNITY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-2048400
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Terry		M	Binns
Street Address
1888 Century Park East, Suite 800
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(310) 556 - 7488		(310) 556 - 7400	Tbinns@scpie-ahi.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	William			Stechschulte
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1119 Royal Palm Blvd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Royal Palm Beach		FL	33411	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
60589		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS6199		Internal Medicine - No Surgery		00000

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	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
1/4/2001		12/31/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) leading to infiltrating signet ring adenocarcinoma.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Resection of GI & esophageal cancer.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to diagnose the cancer.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/23/2003			2003 CA 007367 AB
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			4/7/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Sherman, Frederick Royal Palm Medical Center Merzer & Faintuch, P.A.
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
4/11/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$37,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$26,657

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$11,368

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

Indterviews with investigator and defense counsel, answer interrogatories, deposition, review expert opinions.

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

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