Dr. ALBERT CANAS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ALBERT CANAS, MD

1680 MICHIGAN AVE STE 912

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS ASSURANCE CORPORATION				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2102867
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Christine			Sampson
Street Address
200 East Gaines Street
City				State	Zip
Tallahassee				FL	32399
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(850) 413 - 5358		(850) 921 - 8243	Christine.Sampson@fldfs.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	ALBERT			CANAS
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1680 MICHIGAN AVE STE 912
City		State	Zip Code	County
MIAMI BEACH		FL	33139	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
128201		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME63054		Internal Medicine - No Surgery		N/A

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/7/2001		1/31/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
PATIENT CAME TO INSURED TO ESTABLISH PATIENT-RELATIONSHIP
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
INSURED TESTED PATIENT FOR SYPHILLIS USING AND RPR TEST WHICH WAS POSITIVE.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
N/A
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
PAIN AND EMBARASSMENT
Severity Of Injury
Emotional Only - Fright, no physical damage

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/16/2003			039350CA09
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			12/15/2004
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
12/10/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$50,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$50,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

INSURED CONSULTED WITH DEFENSE COUNSEL AND CLAIMS PERSONNEL REGARDING THIS MATTER.

Updates

Date of Change:

10/19/2005 11:40:35 AM

Reason for Change:

made minor changes.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	0	23232
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	0	11211

Date of Change:

5/16/2007 3:01:04 PM

Reason for Change:

OIR updating Historical Closed Claim data.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	23232	0
Portal User Name	steffanie simon	Christine Sampson
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	11211	0

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