Department File Number :

M200323940

Claim Number :

A01-23650-99

Date Submitted :

3/24/2003

 

Insurer Information

 

Insurer Name

Coverage Type

FIRST PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC

Primary

Insurer FEIN

Professional License Number

59-6614702

 

Insurer Contact Information

Type

First Name

MI

Last Name

Individual

CHERI

M

MONTAGUE

Street Address

1000 Riverside Ave., Suite 800

City

State

Zip

Jacksonville

FL

32204

Phone

Ext

Fax

E-Mail Address

(904) 354 - 5910

3043

(904) 358 - 6728

montague@FPIC.com

 

Insured Information

 

Type

First Name

MI

Last Name

Individual

VELUKUTTY

 

BALAKRISHNAN, M.D.

Insurer Type

Street Address of Practice

Licensed

105 N. OSCEOLA AVENUE

City

State

Zip Code

County

INVERNESS

FL

34450

Citrus

Policy Number

Per Claim Policy Limits

Aggregate Policy Limits

23143

$250,000

$750,000

Profession or Business

Other Profession or Business

Medical Doctor

 

License Number

Specialty Code & Classification

Certification Number

43309

Internal Medicine - No Surgery

80257

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

 

 

 

 

Injured Person Information

 

First Name

MI

Last Name

Date of Birth

 

 

 

 

Street Address

Gender

County where Injury Occurred

 

F

*NR

City

State

Zip Code

 

 

 

Location where injury occured

Other location where injury occured

Hospital Inpatient Facility

 

Name of Institution

Code

CITRUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

100023

Location of Institutional Injury

Other Location of Institutional Injury

Patients' Room

 

Date of Occurrence

Date Reported to Insurer

4/8/1999

1/30/2001

 

Diagnostic Information

 

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition

KIDNEY TUMOR.

Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury

KIDNEY EMBOLIZATION.

Diagnostic Code :

 

Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition

ALLEGED UNDIAGNOSED FLUID IMBALANCE.

Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim

DEATH.

Severity Of Injury

Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

 

Legal Information

 

Date of Suit

Circuit Court Case Number

6/12/2001

2001 CA 1726

County Suit Filed in

Date of Final Disposition

Citrus

3/18/2003

Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

CITRUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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

 

 

Financial Information

 

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$150,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$32,472

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$22,572

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$130,000

Deductible

$0

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

 

Incurred to Date

Anticipated

Medical Expense

$20,000

$0

Wage Loss

$0

$0

Other Expenses

$0

$0

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

NONE KNOWN.

 

Updates

 

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