Dr. DAVID K ALDRICH, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DAVID K ALDRICH, MD

436 Nokomis Avenue South

Venice, FL

34285

Sarasota

Court Case # 2003 CA-3609NC

Indemnity Paid: $888,208.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200744625
Claim Number :	119555
Date Submitted :	9/23/2008

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	DAVID		K	ALDRICH
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		436 Nokomis Avenue South
City		State	Zip Code	County
Venice		FL	34285	Sarasota
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP38244		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME21203		Surgery - Thoracic		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	Sarasota
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
BON SECOURS-VENICE HOSPITAL		103004
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/5/2001		12/3/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Acute cholecystitis.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged injury to the common bile duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Following surgery, ERCP indicated a stricture of the common bile duct which required balloon dilatation and an internal biliary stent.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/19/2003			2003 CA-3609NC
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Sarasota			2/12/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Surgical Associates of Venice
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Disposed of by Court
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the plaintiff after appeal ...
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
2/16/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$888,208

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$80,578

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$102,649

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 discussed case with insurance company personnel, medical experts and defense counsel.

Updates

Date of Change:

5/24/2007 3:39:46 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	81166	81359
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	80463	84922

Date of Change:

9/6/2007 3:51:38 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	81359	81366
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	84922	85324

Date of Change:

9/23/2008 3:41:02 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees paid, and to reflect refund of costs.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	81366	102649
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	85324	80578

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