Dr. LEWIS C BEAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LEWIS C BEAN, MD

3571 South Atlantic Avenue

Cocoa Beach, FL

32931

Brevard

Court Case # 10-CA-15042-0

Indemnity Paid: $145,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201057640
Claim Number :	269568
Date Submitted :	10/11/2012

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
DOCTORS COMPANY, AN INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-3014772
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Angela			LaFrance
Street Address
13450 W. Sunrise Blvd., Suite 160
City				State	Zip
Sunrise				FL	33323
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 838 - 9988		(866) 636 - 5421	alafrance@thedoctors.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	LEWIS		C	BEAN
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3571 South Atlantic Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Cocoa Beach		FL	32931	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
349249		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME85479		Cardiovascular Disease - Minor Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100006
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/2/2007		5/1/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Persistent chest pain and a coronary CT that was positive for calcifications in the coronary vessels.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
A cardiac catheterization was performed.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to perform a pressure wire or intravascular ultrasound prior to submitting the patient for CABG.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Slight - Lacerations, contusions, minor scars, rash.No delay.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/2/2010			10-CA-15042-0
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			10/5/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Florida Cardiology, PA Bajaj, M.D., Sandeep
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
9/21/2012

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$145,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$55,000

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$95,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$50,000	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Unknown.

Updates

Date of Change:

10/11/2012 8:40:33 AM

Reason for Change:

File was previously closed due to inactivity in 2010.A lawsuit was eventually filed and the file was re-opened.We are submitting this as an updated closed claim report for this file.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Incurred Expense Mdeical	0	50000
Defendant Entity Name		Florida Cardiology, PA
Cause of Injury	Cardiac catheterization was performed.	A cardiac catheterization was performed.
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	95000
Settlement Reached	0	1
Injured Person First Name	Jacquelyn	Jacqulyn
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	7000	55000
Insured Zip Code	32935	32931
Insured Address City	Melbourne	Cocoa Beach
Insured Address Street	240 N. Wickam Road, Suite 108	3571 South Atlantic Avenue
Date of Final Disposition	26-MAY-10	05-OCT-12
Final Disposition	No Payment Made	Settled by parties
Court Case Number		10-CA-15042-0
Legal System Stage	Claim or suit abandoned.	More than 90 days, after suit filed and prior to or during the course of mandatory settlement conference.
County Suit Filed In		Orange
Defendant Last Name	Bajaj, M.D., Sandeep	Bajaj, M.D., Sandeep
Indemnity Paid	0	145000

*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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