Dr. KAREN M MACKENZIE, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. KAREN M MACKENZIE, MD

3390 Tamiami Trail, Suite 205

Port Charlotte, FL

33952

Charlotte

Court Case # 06-2108CA

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200849705
Claim Number :	143926
Date Submitted :	8/12/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		PROASSURANCE INDEMNITY COMPANY, INC.
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	Karen		M	MacKenzie
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		13401 Avenue 328
City		State	Zip Code	County
Visalia		CA	93292	Out of state
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP55266		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME89080		Surgery - Abdominal		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
CHARLOTTE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100047
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/17/2004		5/18/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Morbid obesity.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Laparoscopic loop gastric bypass.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Postoperatively patient developed complications requiring diagnostic laparoscopy.During intubation patient aspirated, developed ARDS and subsequently expired.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/9/2006			06-2108CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Charlotte			4/14/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Pollizzi, Anthony Wynn, Vander M Forensky, James Peace River Anesthesiology, P.A. Punta Gorda HMA, Inc. Surgical Obesity Solutions, LLC
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
5/2/2008

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

$40,447

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$12,895

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

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 counsle.

Updates

Date of Change:

8/12/2009 9:35:35 AM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	40237	40447
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	7365	12895

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Court Case # 06-1635 CA

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200743850
Claim Number :	143274
Date Submitted :	5/30/2007

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	Karen		M	Mackenzie
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3390 Tamiami Trail, Suite 205
City		State	Zip Code	County
Port Charlotte		FL	33952	Charlotte
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP55266		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME89080		Physicians or Surgeons - Major Surgery.NOC classification.		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Hospital/Institution		Peace River Regional Medical Center
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/20/2005		4/7/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Left inguinal hernia.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Open repair of a large left inguinal hernia.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Postoperatively patient developed a retroperitoneal bleed which required additional hospitalization.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/26/2006			06-1635 CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Charlotte			12/14/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Precision Surgery by K.M. Mackenzie, M.D., LLC
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
12/15/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$200,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$9,702

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$1,773

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$92,939	$0
Wage Loss	$2,125	$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:

5/30/2007 3:01:59 PM

Reason for Change:

Update to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	6507	9702
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	1116	1773

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