Dr. EDISON K AZENHA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. EDISON K AZENHA, MD

3102 Jackson Avenue

Miami, FL

33133

Dade

Court Case # 00-8274-CI-20

Indemnity Paid: $4,759,597.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200641001
Claim Number :	E27254-01
Date Submitted :	1/10/2007

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	Edison		K	Azenha
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3102 Jackson Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33133	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-3002228-00		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME73973		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology		0

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
LARGO MEDICAL CENTER		100248
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/20/1998		6/24/1998

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Fibroid uterus
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Hysterectomy
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to diagnose a bowel perforation
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Sepsis, colostomy and amputation of two digits
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
12/12/2000			00-8274-CI-20
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			5/31/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
A Women's Health & Pregnancy Center Sider, Todd West Coast Surgical Specialists Haicken, Barry N Largo Medical Center
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.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
6/7/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$4,759,597

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$279,324

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$287,330

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$4,759,597

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:

10/17/2006 10:13:17 AM

Reason for Change:

"Loss Adjusted/Counsel" and "Other Loss Adjustment" has been increased due to additional invoices being paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	275885	302893
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	269135	279324

Date of Change:

1/10/2007 11:47:16 AM

Reason for Change:

"Other Loss Adjustment" decreased due to reimbursements being made.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	302893	287330

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