Dr. A A THAU, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. A A THAU, MD

1613 N. Harrison Parkway Suite 200

Indemnity Paid: $31,250.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-2114545
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	A		A	THAU
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1613 N. Harrison Parkway Suite 200
City		State	Zip Code	County
Sunrise		FL	33323	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HAZ1064401339-4		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME49873		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER		100189
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/31/2005		9/5/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Abdominal pain 2 days post surgery
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Diagnosed with constipation and discharged with Rx and instructions to follow up with OB/GYN
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Constipation
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Bowel perforation due to delay in diagnosing and treating
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
2/25/2008			07-33303 25
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			6/28/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Sasser, D.O., Lona Hochberger, M.D., David Northwest 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 subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment
5/26/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$31,250

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$78,857

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,454

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

NA.Injury occurred during prior surgery, which was not performed by subject of this report.

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Does Dr. A A THAU, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

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