Dr. CARMEL J BARRAU, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CARMEL J BARRAU, MD

1190 NW 95 St

Miami, FL

33150

Dade

Court Case # 02-10144CA21

Indemnity Paid: $1,500,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200743890
Claim Number :	E30756
Date Submitted :	7/27/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Maria			Gonzalez
Street Address
2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 200
City				State	Zip
Miramar				FL	33027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 602 - 5834			mgonzalez@pronational.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Carmel		J	Barrau
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1190 NW 95 St
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33150	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-3003389-00		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME64111		Internal Medicine - No Surgery		0

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
PARKWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100114
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/3/1999		12/21/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Subarachnoid hemorrhage due to ruptured intracranial aneurysm
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Clip ligation of left internal carotid artery aneurysm with subdural hematoma evacuation
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis made
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Cerebral vasospasm
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/24/2002			02-10144CA21
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			12/4/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Parkway Regional Medical Center
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the plaintiff.
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

$1,500,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$195,880

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$288,922

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$1,500,000

Deductible

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 discussed claim with insurance personnel and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

6/23/2008 10:18:45 AM

Reason for Change:

Additional invoices have been paid

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	40743	176755
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	79671	139795

Date of Change:

12/10/2008 10:38:25 AM

Reason for Change:

Case was ultimately settled on 12/04/08 in the amount of $1,500,000.Additional invoices were paid also paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	1500000
Indemnity Paid	0	1500000
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	176755	284900
Settlement Reached	0	1
Legal System Stage	After court verdict and prior to filing of notice of appeal.	During appeal.
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	139795	182038
Date of Final Disposition	07-DEC-06	04-DEC-08
Final Disposition	Disposed of by Court	Settled by parties

Date of Change:

7/27/2009 2:21:50 PM

Reason for Change:

Additional invoices paid after file closed.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	284900	288922
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	182038	195880

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