Dr. PAUL A GUTLOHN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. PAUL A GUTLOHN, MD

1125 HARDEE ROAD

CORAL GABLES, FL

33146

Dade

Court Case # 03-19596 CA02

Indemnity Paid: $375,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200535115
Claim Number :	83-009321
Date Submitted :	5/5/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-2575892
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Deanon			Davis
Street Address
4601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90010
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(323) 930 - 6346			deanon.davis@farmersinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	PAUL		A	GUTLOHN
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1125 HARDEE ROAD
City		State	Zip Code	County
CORAL GABLES		FL	33146	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0117772250000		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME15113		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery

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
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/1/1999		5/20/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
COLON CANCER.THE PATIENT IS DECEASED.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
THE PATIENT PRESENTED TO THE INSURED'S OFFICE WITH COMPLAINTS OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME.THE PATIENT RESPONDED TO TREATMENT WHEN FOLLOWED.THE PATIENT'S LAB STUDIES HAD REMAINED WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS AND HE DID NOT HAVE ANY FAMILY HISTORY OF COLON CANCER.IN LIGHT OF HIS YOUNG AGE, A COLONOSCOPY WAS NOT INDICATED NOR WAS THE STANDARD OF CARE A THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
MISDIAGNOSIS OF COLON CANCER.THE PATIENT PASSED AWAY.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
WRONGFUL DEATH.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/22/2003			03-19596 CA02
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			3/27/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
ZAGER, MARK ZIMMERMAN, LEONARD A CARBONELL, MANUELL
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
5/3/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$375,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$29,785

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$21,772

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$375,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$3,000,000
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

NONE.THERE WAS NO INDICATION DURING THE COURSE OF DR. GUTLOHN'S TREATMENT OF PATIENT THAT WOULD HAVE PROMPTED A COLONOSCOPY.THE INSRUED IS NO LONGER PRACTICING, HE IS NOW RETIRED.

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