Dr. HAROLD J COLBASSANI, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. HAROLD J COLBASSANI, MD

32615 US HIGHWAY 19 N

Indemnity Paid: $1,000,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
44-0648645
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Patrice		A	Kane
Street Address
3230 West Commercial Blvd., #390
City				State	Zip
Ft. Lauderdale				FL	33309
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 677 - 3324	3324	(954) 735 - 9028	Pat.Kane@stpaul.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	HAROLD		J	COLBASSANI
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		32615 US HIGHWAY 19 N
City		State	Zip Code	County
PALM HARBOR		FL	34684	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MM00005701		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME58082		Surgery - Neurology - Including Child		01

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SAINT JOSEPH HOSP. OF PORT CHARLOTTE		100077
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/3/1998		5/24/2000

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Revision of brain shunt
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Revision of brain shunt
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleging exacerbation of underlying neurological condition.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/10/2000			99-07409
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			10/20/2004
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Deweese, William St. Joseph's 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
10/20/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$1,000,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$110,301

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$31,040

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$1,000,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

None known

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Does Dr. HAROLD J COLBASSANI, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. HAROLD J COLBASSANI, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).