Dr. LINDA ALLEN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LINDA ALLEN, MD

11750 Bird Road

Miami, FL

33175

Dade

Court Case # 12-38784CA-2

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201574806
Claim Number :	12-0087-A-11
Date Submitted :	2/1/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Tamla			Lloyd
Street Address
4651 Salisbury Road, Suite 410
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 296 - 2887	212	(904) 296 - 1245	tlloyd@fdinsurancecompany.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Linda			Allen
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		11750 Bird Road
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33175	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
11659		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME42074		Radiology - Diagnostic - No Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/25/2011		4/26/2012

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
On March 25, 2011, the pt was presented to the ER at Kendall Regional Medical Center with complaints of developing jaw pain, shortness and breath and sweating after intercourse. Pt was also experiencing low blood pressure.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
None shown
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None made
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Insd's alleged negligence in failing to properly interpret the chest x-ray performed on March 25, 2011 ultimately leading to the pts death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/2/2012			12-38784CA-2
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			5/13/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Linda S. Allen, MD, PA
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
5/13/2015

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$75,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$57,762

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Circumstances of this case have been discussed with the insured and risk management was notified. Risk management has discussed case with insured.

Updates

Date of Change:

2/1/2016 2:50:36 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated LAE expense amount.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	44830	57762

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $20,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201575937
Claim Number :	15-0022-A-12
Date Submitted :	10/1/2015

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Tamla			Lloyd
Street Address
4651 Salisbury Road, Suite 410
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 296 - 2887	212	(904) 296 - 1245	tlloyd@fdinsurancecompany.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Linda			Allen
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7101 SW 99th Ave., Ste 106
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33173	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
11659		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME42074		Radiology - Diagnostic - No Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Location		Diagnostic
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/1/2012		1/26/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The insured was the patient's radiologist and treated the patient in October 2012.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The insured read radiographic studies for the patient.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
A misdiagnosis was not made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to diagnose lung cancer which led to the patient's demise.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			9/4/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
9/4/2015

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$20,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$8,516

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

The circumstances of this case were discussed with the insured and risk management was notified.Risk management discussed the case with the insured. This was a multi-codefendant case settled by all defendants on the basis of economics and not medical negligence.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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