Dr. PRASHANT J DESAI, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. PRASHANT J DESAI, MD

1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd

Indemnity Paid: $225,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Watson Clinic LLP				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-070493
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Diane			Szymanski
Street Address
1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd
City				State	Zip
Lakeland				FL	33809
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(863) 680 - 7670		(863) 616 - 2430	aszymanski@watsonclinic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Prashant		J	Desai
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd
City		State	Zip Code	County
Lakeland		FL	33805	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PH1102659/PH1102660		$2,000,000		$18,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS9090		Surgery - Orthopedic

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Lakeland Regional Medical Center		100157
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/27/2010		6/29/2012

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Closed fracture of lower end of femur, unspecified part.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
ORIF for right femoral shaft fracture and developed compartment syndrome. he then underwent several debridement's and a loss of muscle and tissue.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Misdiagnosis was not made in this case
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Allegations are that De. Desai failed to order frequent neuro-checks of the right lower extremity, properly manage patient's medical care and failed to timely diagnose compartment syndrome.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/18/2013			2013CA001674000000
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			5/15/2015
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
5/15/2015

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$225,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$83,471

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$32,413

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Circumstances of event has been reviewed with the individual party involved.

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