Dr. ROBERT E BRAUNER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ROBERT E BRAUNER, MD

3164 Lake Ellen Drive

Tampa, FL

33618

Hillsborough

Court Case # 00-2028

Indemnity Paid: $2,122,862.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200641746
Claim Number :	E28695-01
Date Submitted :	1/10/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		ProNational Insurance Company
Street Address
13919 Carrollwood Village Run
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33618-2746
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 969 - 2010		(813) 969 - 2120	SNorris@ProAssurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Robert		E	Brauner
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3164 Lake Ellen Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33618	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-1001712-00		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME39272		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Hillsborough
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
University Community Hospital		100173
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Labor and Delivery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/13/1999		11/11/1999

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Termination of pregnancy.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Delivery.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Untimely diagnosis of chorioamnionitis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Infant stroke.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/16/2000			00-2028
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			5/19/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Robert E. Brauner, M.D., P.A. d/b/a Northside OB/GYN Kline, Sarah B University Community Hospital, Inc.
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Disposed of by Court
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the plaintiff after appeal ...
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
7/6/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$2,122,862

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$65,598

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$115,645

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

Insured has discussed case with insurance company personnel, medical experts and defense counsel.

Updates

Date of Change:

8/10/2006 10:25:00 AM

Reason for Change:

Case was approved.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Indemnity Paid	0	2122862
Cause of Injury	Termination of pregnancy by C-section delivery.	Delivery.
Defendant Entity Name	University Community Hospital	University Community Hospital, Inc.
Final Diagnosis	Pregnancy.	Termination of pregnancy.
Settlement Reached	0	1
Principal Injury	Infant stroke causing neurological injury.	Infant stroke.
Misdiagnosis	Alleged failure to diagnose choriogamnionitis.	Untimely diagnosis of chorioamnionitis.
Insured Zip Code	336134609	33618
Insured Address Street	13601 BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD STE 150	3164 Lake Ellen Drive
Date of Final Disposition	23-JAN-04	19-MAY-06
Court Decision	Judgment for the plaintiff.	Judgment for the plaintiff after appeal ...
Legal System Stage	After court verdict and prior to filing of notice of appeal.	After appeal.
Defendant Last Name	Kline, Sarah B	Kline, Sarah B
Defendant Entity Name	Robert E. Brauner, M.D., P.A. d/b/a Northside OB/GYN	Robert E. Brauner, M.D., P.A. d/b/a Northside OB/GYN

Date of Change:

1/10/2007 3:49:24 PM

Reason for Change:

Updating report to reflect additional costs paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	80019	115645
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	64889	65598

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Court Case # 03-3948 Div. E

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200848287
Claim Number :	120532
Date Submitted :	8/14/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		PROASSURANCE INDEMNITY COMPANY, INC.
Street Address
13919 Carrollwood Village Run
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33618
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 969 - 2010		(813) 969 - 2120	SNorris@ProAssurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Robert		E	Brauner
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		13601 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33613	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP37160		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME39272		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Hillsborough
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
University Community Hospital		100173
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Labor and Delivery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/22/2000		1/27/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Termination of pregnancy by delivery.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Vaginal delivery.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to diagnose 3rd degree tear during delivery.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged retrovaginal fistula.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/29/2003			03-3948 Div. E
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			12/20/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Blocker, Wayne S Wayne S. Blocker, M.D., P.A. Robert E. Brauner, M.D., P.A. Brandon Regional Hospital
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
5/12/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$56,074

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$17,556

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

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

Insured has discussed case with insurance company personnel, medical experts and defense counsel.

Updates

Date of Change:

5/27/2008 3:50:30 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to report indemnity payment, as well as additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	12266	17554
Indemnity Paid	0	250000
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	250000
Settlement Reached	0	1
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	49492	54943

Date of Change:

8/14/2009 3:35:41 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	17554	17556
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	54943	56074

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