Dr. ALLAN S WEISS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ALLAN S WEISS, MD

1099 5TH AVE N

ST PETERSBURG, FL

33705

Pinellas

Court Case # 04-005821-CI-13

Indemnity Paid: $350,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200642565
Claim Number :	4044395
Date Submitted :	7/25/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SOUTH PINELLAS MEDICAL TRUST				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6599936
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Andrew		L	Wallace
Street Address
P.O. Box 33020
City				State	Zip
St. Petersburg				FL	33733
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 522 - 7777	211	(727) 521 - 2902	awallace@wwwinsagency.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	ALLAN		S	WEISS
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1099 5TH AVE N
City		State	Zip Code	County
ST PETERSBURG		FL	33705	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
49210-04		$1,000,000		$2,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME64526		Neurology - Including Child - No Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Pinellas
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
3/18/2002		3/16/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Stroke.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient sustained a stroke following intravenous immunoglobin treatment.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Stroke versus migraine headache from intravenous immunoglobin treatment.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Stroke.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/9/2004			04-005821-CI-13
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			9/18/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
St. Petersburg Neurology Clinic
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
9/15/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$350,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$67,322

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$55,164

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

Better documentation has been pursued

Updates

Date of Change:

7/25/2007 9:52:33 AM

Reason for Change:

Christine Simpson of the Office of Insurance Regulation, Florida Department of Financial Services requested that an abbreviated word in the Diagnostic Information portion of the report be updated to reflect the full wording of the abbreviation.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Misdiagnosis	Stroke versus migraine headache from I.V.I.G treatment.	Stroke versus migraine headache from intravenous immunoglobin treatment.
Cause of Injury	Patient sustained a stroke following I.V.I.G. treatment.	Patient sustained a stroke following intravenous immunoglobin treatment.

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