Dr. WYLENE BHANJI, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. WYLENE BHANJI, MD

1421 S BURGANDY TRL

Indemnity Paid: $1,000,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
47-0490411
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy		J	Thomas
Street Address
9821 Katy Freeway
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77024
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 8868		(713) 461 - 8130	nancy_thomas@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Wylene			Bhanji
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1421 S BURGANDY TRL
City		State	Zip Code	County
JACKSONVILLE		FL	32259	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HAZ1040025381-3		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS9034		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
SAINT LUKES' HOSPITAL		100151
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/12/2004		2/21/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Hypoxic ischemic brain injury
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient to ED after slip and fall in bathroom, landing on right arm.Dr. Bhanji administered Dilaudid and Valium before placing splint.She was also given Phenergan, Colase, Valium as muscle relaxer, along with Oxycontin and Dilaudid.Patient found at home unresponsive and EMS summoned.Returned to hospital
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Medication related
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged excessive medication and alleged failure to admit
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/31/2005			2005 CA 003662
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			11/15/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
St. Luke's Hospital Florida EM-1 Medical Services
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
3/31/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$1,000,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$30,129

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$6,690

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

Unknown

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Dr. WYLENE BHANJI, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).