Dr. RAYMOND P GAILITIS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. RAYMOND P GAILITIS, MD

5800 Clolnial Drive, Suite 100

Margate, FL

33063

Broward

Court Case # 07-09044 CA 04

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200747523
Claim Number :	06-918
Date Submitted :	11/2/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SOUTH FLORIDA OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SELF INSURING TRUST				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6628916
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		Medical Service Agents, Inc.
Street Address
19 West Flagler Street, Suite 711
City				State	Zip
Miami				FL	33130
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 374 - 6368		(305) 371 - 4759	jas@redluspa.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Raymond		P	Gailitis
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		5800 Clolnial Drive, Suite 100
City		State	Zip Code	County
Margate		FL	33063	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
252		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME60517		Surgery - Opthalmology		60517

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
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/28/2004		8/17/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Corneal abrasion and hyphema in right eye following a drill bit in his eye.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient was treated with oral and topical medications
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged misdiagnosis of patient's condition
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient lost vision due to pre-existing condition.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/24/2007			07-09044 CA 04
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			10/25/2007
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
10/3/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$50,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$12,865

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$5,882

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$50,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$2,500	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Patient had a rare condition which pre-disposed him to a poor outcome from his eye injury.Physician was unaware of this condition when he treated him as the information was not disclosed.Although there would have been no difference in outcome, treatment may have changed,Therefore, physician was instructed to do a more thourough medical history inquiry.

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