Subscribe- Plaintiff
- Palmetto Pathology Services, P.A
- Represented By:
- Gonzalez, Ervin (Colson Hicks Eidson)
- Defense
- Health Options, Inc
- Represented By:
- Siff, Steven (McDermott Will & Emery)
Summary
Four pathologist-physcians claimed that health insurer Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida, and its HMO, Health Options, failed to pay them for the professional component of clinical pathology, which is the responsibility for supervising the lab.
The plaintiffs asserted that he defendants only would pay for the process of actually reviewing fluids and specimens, and not for the supervisory work and quality assurance procedures that ensured the tests, equipment, and processes were accurate, effective, and in compliance with legal requirements. The plaintiffs claimed damages of $1,546,479.
The defense argued that the physicians are in fact paid for everything they do. According to the defense, the physicians were not charged for the use of the hospital's laboratory and lab equipment. In addition, the hospital provided the four plaintiff physicians with a "monopoly" -- exclusive access to the hospital's lab. In exchange for these benefits, the defendants said, the physicians were expected to maintain the lab, and received ample overall compensation for doing so.
The jury found that the plaintiff sustained damages of $1,546,479.
Outcome
Damages: 1,546,179
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Verdict
- $1,546,179
- Judge
- Thomas Wilson
- Jurisdiction
- 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- Court
- Dade County Courthouse
- Case Number
- 05-4137 CA 09
- Industry
- Insurance, Health care
- Practice Area
- Health Law, Commercial Law, Insurance
Sessions
AM Session
Openings
5 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
4 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
22 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
4 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
16 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
6 Chapters
PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
11 Chapters
AM Session
Closings
7 Chapters
PM Session
Verdict
3 Chapters