Dr. NISCHAL REDDY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. NISCHAL REDDY, MD

7201 North University Drive

Tamarac, FL

33321

Broward

Court Case # 13-027950

Indemnity Paid: $1,000,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201575822
Claim Number :	148980
Date Submitted :	1/14/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTH CARE INDEMNITY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
61-0904881
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Teresa			Ross
Street Address
One Park Plaza P.O. Box 555
City				State	Zip
Nashville				TN	37202
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 344 - 5804			Teresa.Ross@HCAHealthcare.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nischal			Reddy
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7201 North University Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tamarac		FL	33321	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10112		$5,000,000		$10,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME95865		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery		01

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
			F	Broward
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CTR.(TAMARAC)		100224
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/16/2012		3/13/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Asthmatic reaction.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Allege failure to timely establish a controlled airway; failure to properly oxygenate patient; failure to monitor blood oxygen level before & during code event; & failure to obtain surgical airway when non-surgical airway failed.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Anoxic encephalopathy, 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
2/7/2014			13-027950
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			9/10/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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
9/9/2015

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

$81,748

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$15,527

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$375,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$600,000	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$25,000

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

Review of policies and procedures.

Updates

Date of Change:

10/2/2015 2:49:53 PM

Reason for Change:

Additional LAE payments made.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	14159	14172
Insured Address Street	7201 North University Drive	7201 North University Drive
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	77361	80586
Cause of Injury	Allege failure to timely establish a controlled airway; failure to properly oxygenate patient; failure to monitor blood oxygen level befure & during code event; & failure to obtain surgical aiwray when non-surgical airway failed.	Allege failure to timely establish a controlled airway; failure to properly oxygenate patient; failure to monitor blood oxygen level before & during code event; & failure to obtain surgical airway when non-surgical airway failed.

Date of Change:

11/19/2015 2:25:17 PM

Reason for Change:

Additional LAE payments made.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Per Claim Policy Limits	1000000	5000000
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	80586	80823
Aggregate Policy Limits	3000000	10000000

Date of Change:

1/14/2016 2:23:51 PM

Reason for Change:

Additional LAE payments made.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	14172	15527
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	80823	81748

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

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $550,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201885317
Claim Number :	162827
Date Submitted :	5/16/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTH CARE INDEMNITY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
61-0904881
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Christina		J	Stoker
Street Address
1100 Charlotte Ave, Ste 500
City				State	Zip
Nashville				TN	37203
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 344 - 1779		(615) 344 - 5889	christina.stoker@hcahealthcare.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	NISCHAL			REDDY
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7201 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE
City		State	Zip Code	County
TAMARAC		FL	33321	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10117		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME95865		Emergency Medicine - Including Major 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	Broward
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CTR.(TAMARAC)		100224
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		EMERGENCY ROOM
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/27/2017		9/8/2017

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
MIDSTERNAL CHEST PAIN.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
EKG, LAB STUDIES INCLUDING TROPONIN LEVELS. PATIENT SYMPTOMS RESOLVED DURING VISIT AND PATIENT WANTED TO GO HOME; WAS DISCHARGED. RETURNED TWO HOURS LATER IN CARDIAC ARREST.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
N/R
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
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
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			4/19/2018
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
4/13/2018

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$550,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$29,290

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,892

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$550,000	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

REVIEW OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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