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Closed Case Analyses

The following closed case analyses have appeared in various SCPIE newsletters. Each analysis is taken from an actual SCPIE closed claim and includes an examination of the events leading up to the incident and ways it could have been avoided from a legal and risk management perspective.

2007
May 2007
  • Poor Preparation and Lack of Teamwork Lead to a Wrongful Patient Death
2006
Fourth Quarter '06
  • Missing Documents, Faulty Timekeeping and Unreliable Equipment Make for an Indefensible Case
Third Quarter '06
  • Sloppy Charting and Poor Language Skills Contribute to a Million-Dollar Settlement
Second Quarter '06
  • Use of Restraints Leads to Allegations of Elder Abuse And Wrongful Death
First Quarter '06
  • Routine Steroid Treatment Leads To Catastrophic Permanent Injury
2005
Second Quarter '05
  • An Analysis of Two Obstetric Cases
First Quarter '05
  • Case 1— Allegation: Abandonment of the patient during the treatment process
  • Case 2— Allegation: Delay in diagnosis and treatment of bilateral subdural hematomas resulting in additional brain injury
2004
Fourth Quarter '04  (PDF)
  • Alleged failure to diagnose breast cancer
Third Quarter '04  (PDF)
  • Alleged failure to timely diagnose and properly treat an eye injury, leading to blindness
Second Quarter '04  (PDF)
  • Alleged failure to make timely diagnosis
 
2003
Third Quarter '03  (PDF)
  • Alleged elder abuse
 
2002
Fourth Quarter '02  (PDF)
  • Alleged medication error, resulting in wrongful death
Third Quarter '02  (PDF)
  • Alleged unneeded surgery
First Quarter '02  (PDF)
  • Alleged failure to diagnose; lack of informed consent
 
2001
Third Quarter '01  (PDF)
  • Alleged negligent hiring and PA supervision practices, resulting in wrongful death
Second Quarter '01  (PDF)
  • Alleged failure to properly perform CPR, resulting in wrongful death
First Quarter '01  (PDF)
  • Alleged failure to diagnose and treat melanoma, resulting in wrongful death
 
2000
Fourth Quarter '00  (PDF)
  • Alleged substandard anesthetic care and treatment, resulting in wrongful death
Second Quarter '00  (PDF)
  • Alleged wrongful death; failure to notify the local health department about lapses of consciousness; negligent filing of a Confidential Morbidity Report
First Quarter '00  (PDF)
  • Alleged failure to diagnose appendicitis and refer for STAT surgical intervention, resulting in wrongful death