Dr. THOMAS C LACKEY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. THOMAS C LACKEY, MD

4751 Lakeview Drive

Sebring, FL

33870

Highlands

Court Case # 13236

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201679276
Claim Number :	HOS-MM-121741
Date Submitted :	7/27/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
CATLIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
71-6053839
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Denise			LaSorte
Street Address
3340 Peachtree Road, NE
City				State	Zip
Atlanta				GA	30326
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(404) 443 - 5262			denise.lasorte@xlcatlin.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Thomas		C	Lackey
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		917 Mall Ring Road
City		State	Zip Code	County
Sebring		FL	33872	Highlands
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PLM-202273-0513		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS10031		Surgery - General

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	Highlands
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR.		100049
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/11/2011		9/21/2012

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
lap cholecystectomy
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
lap cholecystectomy
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Does not apply.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
bile leak
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/12/2013			13236
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Highlands			2/17/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Highlands Regional Medical Center
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
2/17/2015

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

$47,961

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$125,000

Deductible

$7,500

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$125,000	$0

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

Unknown

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case # 14-000412-GCAXMX

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201573974
Claim Number :	192160
Date Submitted :	4/16/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-3990058
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Denise			Stokes
Street Address
100 Brookwood Place
City				State	Zip
Birmingham				AL	35209
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(205) 802 - 4790		(205) 802 - 4710	claimscompliancereporting@proassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Thomas		C	Lackey
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4751 Lakeview Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Sebring		FL	33870	Highlands
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
ES1582		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS10031		Gastroenterology - Minor 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	Highlands
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/6/2013		1/21/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient underwent lap cholecystectomy & expired allegedly due to performance of contraindicated procedure & failure to timely respond to post-op complications
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient underwent lap cholecystectomy & expired allegedly due to performance of contraindicated procedure & failure to timely respond to post-op complications
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient underwent lap cholecystectomy & expired allegedly due to performance of contraindicated procedure & failure to timely respond to post-op complications
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/29/2014			14-000412-GCAXMX
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Highlands			2/23/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Highlands Regional Medical Center
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
2/24/2015

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$100,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$23,435

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$6,005

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$100,000

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

Updates

Date of Change:

4/7/2015 3:19:48 PM

Reason for Change:

Financial updates

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	0	5987
Indemnity Paid	0	1000000
Settlement Reached	0	1
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	0	20492
No Other Defendants	1	0
Defendant Entity Name		Highlands Regional Medical Center

Date of Change:

7/6/2015 11:02:47 AM

Reason for Change:

update ALAE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	5987	5988
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	20492	20712

Date of Change:

7/7/2015 10:48:52 AM

Reason for Change:

update ALAE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	5988	6005
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	20712	20935

Date of Change:

5/11/2016 4:10:24 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated non economic loss information.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	1000000
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	20935	23435

Date of Change:

4/16/2018 9:08:33 AM

Reason for Change:

Updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Indemnity Paid	1000000	100000
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	1000000	100000

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

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Court Case # 2051-000594-GCA

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201782195
Claim Number :	198890
Date Submitted :	1/5/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-3990058
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Denise			Stokes
Street Address
100 Brookwood Place
City				State	Zip
Birmingham				AL	35209
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(205) 802 - 4790		(205) 802 - 4710	claimscompliancereporting@proassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Thomas		C	Lackey
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4751 Lakeview Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Sebring		FL	33870	Highlands
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
ES1582		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS10031		Physicians - Minor Surgery. NOC classification.

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	Highlands
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR.		100049
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/26/2013		11/7/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Abdominal pain, fever, chills - diagnosed as acute cholecystitis
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Laparoscopic exploration with laparoscopic cholecystectomy and lysis of adhesions
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
75 YOM developed bile leak from the cystic duct following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/4/2016			2051-000594-GCA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Highlands			5/30/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Florida Lakes Surgical PLLC
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
Dropped before Action Filed
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$55,820

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$19,833

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

Updates

Date of Change:

6/6/2017 3:58:03 PM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	0	13280
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	0	33151

Date of Change:

1/5/2018 11:33:56 AM

Reason for Change:

Updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	13280	19833
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	33151	55820

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201886993
Claim Number :	62574
Date Submitted :	11/13/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROFESSIONAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-0116462
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Street Address
8427 South Park Circle Suite 130
City				State	Zip
Orlando				FL	32819
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(407) 370 - 3813		(404) 842 - 3319	ctschanz@magmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Thomas		C	Lackey
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4759 Lakeview Dr Ste 101
City		State	Zip Code	County
Sebring		FL	33870	Highlands
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
ESP 1600044 01		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS10031		Surgery - General

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	Highlands
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR.		100049
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/24/2016		6/26/2017

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Repair rectovaginal fistula
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Repair rectovaginal fistula
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to properly perform procedure
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Transected ureter
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed.

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			10/17/2018
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
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$11,783

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$268

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$100,000	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Risk management has counseled insured

Updates

No updates found.

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

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