Dr. CATHY BALBIN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CATHY BALBIN, MD

PO BOX 869

LARGO, FL

33779-0869

Pinellas

Court Case # 97-055101-C1024

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M199801969
Claim Number :	TA 000714 SP
Date Submitted :	9/16/1998

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA				Excess
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
23-0342560
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity
Street Address

City				State	Zip
				FL
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address

Insured Information

Type	Entity Name
Entity	BALBIN, CATHY, M
Insurer Type	Street Address of Practice
Licensed	*NR
City	State	Zip Code	County
*NR	FL	34644	Pinellas
Policy Number	Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
*NR	$500,000		*NR
Profession or Business		Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number	Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
0005572	Anesthesiology

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
*NR
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Recovery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/3/1996		6/10/1996

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
*NR
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
*NR
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/25/1997			97-055101-C1024
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
			9/10/1998
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within 90 days of suit being 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?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$500,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$35,416

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$14,376

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

*NR

Updates

No updates found.

Court Case # 03-4296CI-15

Indemnity Paid: $32,500.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200537331
Claim Number :	500984
Date Submitted :	10/13/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE INDEMNITY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-2048400
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Barbara		E	Kuberry
Street Address
1888 Century Park East
City				State	Zip
Century City				CA	90067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(310) 556 - 7418		(310) 556 - 7400	bkuberry@scpie.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CATHY		M	BALBIN
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		PO BOX 869
City		State	Zip Code	County
LARGO		FL	33779-0869	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0022000130		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS5572		Anesthesiology

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Pinellas
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SUN COAST HOSPITAL		100015
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/1/2001		2/5/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
swallowed tooth following anesthesia for ECT procedure
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
general anesthesia
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
swallowed tooth
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/30/2003			03-4296CI-15
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			9/9/2004
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Largo Anesthesia Assoc Warren , GeorgeL
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
9/8/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$32,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$11,896

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$8,304

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

investigation, expert reports, discovery, compromise settlement

Updates

Date of Change:

10/13/2005 2:47:19 PM

Reason for Change:

forgot to enter amount paid

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Indemnity Paid	0	3250000
Settlement Reached	0	1

Date of Change:

10/13/2005 2:50:11 PM

Reason for Change:

enter wrong payment amount

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Indemnity Paid	3250000	32500

*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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