Dr. AMIT TRIVEDI, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. AMIT TRIVEDI, MD

310 Prospect Avenue, Apt. 302

Hackensack, NJ

07601

Bergen

Court Case # 04-00008 CACE 11

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200536206
Claim Number :	SHI-03-16153
Date Submitted :	8/2/2005

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			Thomas
Street Address
2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South, 19th Floor; One Briarlake Plaza
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77042-361
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	AMIT			TRIVEDI
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		310 Prospect Avenue, Apt. 302
City		State	Zip Code	County
Hackensack		NJ	07601	Out of state
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HAZ1064401339-0		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME81038		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery		80102

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PEMBROKE		100230
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/12/2001		4/14/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient underwent revision of gastric bypass.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
A laparoscopic Roux-en-y gastric bypass was attempted and then the physician reverted to an open procedure. Later a gastro-gastric fistula was discovered, along with ulceration and bilary reflex and she was referred to another physician.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis - surgery related
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to properly perform revision, failure to diagnose fistula, failure to properly interpret CT and failure to refer to qualified bariatric surgeon.Patient experienced weight loss, fatigue, electrolyte imbalance and pain.Note, This is a naturally occurring problem with this type of procedure
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/8/2004			04-00008 CACE 11
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			7/28/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Surgery Group of South Florida
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
7/5/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$100,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$101,039

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$13,859

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

This is a common occurrence with this type of surgery.

Updates

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Court Case # 03-01920

Indemnity Paid: $85,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200640119
Claim Number :	59655
Date Submitted :	4/3/2006

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN EQUITY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
86-0703220
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Carol		E	Lee
Street Address
916 St. Germain Street - Ste 110
City				State	Zip
St. Cloud				MN	56301
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(320) 252 - 9087	10	(320) 252 - 4571	clee@stpaultravelers.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Amit			Trivedi
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1150 N. 35th Ave., Ste 490
City		State	Zip Code	County
Hollywood		FL	33021	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MWP000008		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME81038		Surgery - General

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PEMBROKE		100230
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/17/2000		7/11/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Development of pancreatitis and clostridium difficile colitis.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Gall bladder surgery.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Gall bladder removal and patient came back one month later and there was a stone in bile duct perforation.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Claimant alleges bile duct stone missed during gall bladder surgery.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/30/2003			03-01920
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			1/10/2005
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
12/23/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$85,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$40,000

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Not known

Updates

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