Dr. CLIFFORD C ARN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CLIFFORD C ARN, MD

5500 Blanding Blvd., Suite 1

Jacksonville, FL

32244

Duval

Court Case # 2004-CA-002145

Indemnity Paid: $5,550,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200641929
Claim Number :	122592
Date Submitted :	4/4/2008

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		ProNational Insurance Company
Street Address
13919 Carrollwood Village Run
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33618
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 969 - 2010		(813) 969 - 2120	SNorris@ProAssurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CLIFFORD		C	ARN
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		5500 Blanding Blvd., Suite 1
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32244	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP35921		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME55583		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/21/2003		5/6/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Leukopenia with fever, malaise, sore throat and cough.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Symptomatic care and cough medicine for flu type symptoms.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to diagnose pneumococcal pneumonia.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient who was diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia developed septic shock and died.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/19/2004			2004-CA-002145
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			4/10/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Arn & Aston, P.A.
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Disposed of by Court
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the plaintiff.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
12/13/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$5,550,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$162,756

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$135,229

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

Insured has dicussed case with insurance company personnel, medical experts and defense counsel.

Updates

Date of Change:

1/5/2007 4:13:59 PM

Reason for Change:

Settlement check was cut on 12/13/06.Also updating expense information.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	82033	216496
Indemnity Paid	0	4850000
Settlement Reached	0	1
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	126882	160899

Date of Change:

3/15/2007 11:46:21 AM

Reason for Change:

Update to reflect change in status and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	216496	221136
Indemnity Paid	4850000	5550000
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	160899	161281

Date of Change:

5/24/2007 4:01:55 PM

Reason for Change:

Update to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	221136	221529
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	161281	162704

Date of Change:

9/6/2007 12:00:42 PM

Reason for Change:

Update to reflect reimburse of expenses by reinsurers.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	221529	135229

Date of Change:

4/4/2008 11:15:23 AM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	162704	162756

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