Department File Number :

M200432075

Claim Number :

19859-01

Date Submitted :

7/20/2004

 

Insurer Information

 

Insurer Name

Coverage Type

AMERICAN PHYSICIANS ASSURANCE CORPORATION

Primary

Insurer FEIN

Professional License Number

38-2102867

 

Insurer Contact Information

Type

First Name

MI

Last Name

Individual

steffanie

 

simon

Street Address

327 plaza real, suite 319

City

State

Zip

boca raton

FL

33432

Phone

Ext

Fax

E-Mail Address

(561) 362 - 3334

 

(561) 417 - 6125

ssimon@acaponline.com

 

Insured Information

 

Type

First Name

MI

Last Name

Individual

SAMPATHKUMAR

 

SHANMUGHAM

Insurer Type

Street Address of Practice

Licensed

1403 MEDICAL PLAZA DR., SUITE 204

City

State

Zip Code

County

SANFORD

FL

32771

Seminole

Policy Number

Per Claim Policy Limits

Aggregate Policy Limits

127014

$500,000

$1,500,000

Profession or Business

Other Profession or Business

Medical Doctor

 

License Number

Specialty Code & Classification

Certification Number

ME0050877

Neurology - including child - no surgery - All Other

N/A

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

Seminole

City

State

Zip Code

 

 

 

Location where injury occured

Other location where injury occured

Emergency Room

 

Name of Institution

Code

CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (SANFORD)

100161

Location of Institutional Injury

Other Location of Institutional Injury

Patients' Room

 

Date of Occurrence

Date Reported to Insurer

2/6/2003

4/23/2003

 

Diagnostic Information

 

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

RECURRENT EPISODES OF LEFT SIDED PARENTHSIS AND WEAKNESS

Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury

IT IS ALLEGED INSURED INAPPROPRIATELY ORDERED AND ADMINISTERED HEPARIN THERAPY WHICH CAUSED AN INTRACRANIAL BLEED AND RESULTED IN HER DEATH.

Diagnostic Code :

 

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

N/A

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

 

*NR

County Suit Filed in

Date of Final Disposition

*NR

7/8/2004

Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

FLORIDA NEUROLOGY, PA

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made

Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).

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?

No

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$0

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$0

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$0

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$0

Deductible

$0

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

 

Incurred to Date

Anticipated

Medical Expense

$0

$0

Wage Loss

$0

$0

Other Expenses

$0

$0

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

INSURED CONSULTED WITH DEFENSE COUNSEL AND CLAIMS PERSONNEL REGARDING THIS MATTER. NO PAYMENT WAS MADE.

 

Updates

 

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