Dr. VICTOR C NWAKAKWA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Dr. VICTOR C NWAKAKWA, MD

1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd

Lakeland, FL

33805

Polk

Court Case # 2014CA000381000000

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201677441
Claim Number :	wc/101724-12
Date Submitted :	3/3/2016

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	33805
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(863) 680 - 7620		(863) 616 - 2430	aszymanski@watsonclinic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Victor		C	Nwakakwa
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
PH1303749		$200,000,000		$18,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME85850		Surgery - Gastroenterology

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	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
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/29/2012		11/25/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Upper abdominal pain
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
ERCP was performed on 2/29/12 and patient developed a well know procedural complication of acute pancreatitis with probable displacement of biliary stent to duodenum.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Patient was not misdiagnosed
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Plaintiff alleges that the ERCP performed was not warranted and patient developed a well know ERCP complication of acute pancreatitis with multiple complications and necrosis of her pancreas.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/29/2014			2014CA000381000000
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			1/27/2016
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
2/4/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$75,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$71,289

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$27,672

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

Circumstances of events reviewed with individual party involved.

Updates

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Court Case # 2014ca003647

Indemnity Paid: $49,999.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201576109
Claim Number :	wc/101747-12
Date Submitted :	10/19/2015

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	33805
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(863) 680 - 7620		(863) 616 - 2430	aszymanski@watsonclinic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Victor		C	Nwakakwa
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
PH1303749/PH1303750		$2,000,000		$18,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME85850		Surgery - Gastroenterology

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	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
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/26/2012		5/21/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
577.0 Acute Pancreatitis
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
While attempting to place a pigtail stent in the pancreatic duct, the elastic recoiled and migrated the pigtail stent into the pancreas.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Not applicable. There was no misdiagnosis. The injury to the patient was caused during an attempt to place a pigtail stent in the pancreatic duct.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
While attempting to place a pigtail stent in the pancreatic duct, the elastic recoiled and migrated the pigtail stent into the pancreas.
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
9/9/2014			2014ca003647
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			9/14/2015
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
9/14/2015

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$49,999

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$19,701

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$9,402

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

Circumstance of event reviewed with individual parties involved.

Updates

No updates found.

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