Dr. GURBACHAN P SONI, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. GURBACHAN P SONI, MD

110 North Federal Highway, Suite 302

Hallandale, FL

33009

Broward

Court Case # 04-001811-CA-18

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200849742
Claim Number :	19435-01
Date Submitted :	5/30/2008

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS ASSURANCE CORPORATION				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2102867
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Barbara		A	Evans
Street Address
1301 N. Hagadorn Road
City				State	Zip
East Lansing				MI	48823
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(517) 324 - 6570		(517) 333 - 2806	bevans@apassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	GURBACHAN		P	SONI
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		110 North Federal Highway, Suite 302
City		State	Zip Code	County
Hallandale		FL	33009	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
125616		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME34790		Surgery - General

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL(HOLLYWOOD)		100038
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/17/2002		12/30/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented through the emergency room after having been a passenger in a head-on motor vehicle accident.He presented with multiple traumatic injuries, having been partially ejected from the vehicle.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Insured physician performed an evaluation in the ER and had the patient admitted to the ICU.Once in the ICU, the patient was managed by the trauma surgical team.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Delay in diagnosis of pulmonary emboli.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death of patient
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/4/2004			04-001811-CA-18
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			5/21/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Zorman, Greg Lottenberg, Lawrence HOLTZMAN, ROBERT B Yelverton, Cheryl L Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc. Kazdan, Scott D Scott D. Kazdan, D.O., P.A. Gurbachan Pal Soni, M.D., P.A. MAREK, MICHAEL S BERLIN, HOWARD F South Broward Cardiology Consultants, P.A. South Broward Hospital Dist dba Memorial Regional Hospital
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
5/7/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$79,256

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$29,321

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 consulted with claims personnel and defense counsel.$250,000 was paid in full and final settlement of all claims on behalf of Gurbachan P. Soni, M.D.Insured's Professional Association,Gurbachan P. Soni, M.D., P.A., an additionally insured corporation under this policy, was vicariously liable for the actions of Dr. Soni.

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