Dr. ANAND K RAO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ANAND K RAO, MD

1500 LAKELAND HILLS BLVD STE 1

LAKELAND, FL

33805

Polk

Court Case # 53-2005CA001377

Indemnity Paid: $150,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200851645
Claim Number :	274373
Date Submitted :	8/11/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICAL PROTECTIVE COMPANY (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
35-0506406
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Mary			Osborn
Street Address
5814 Reed Rd
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(800) 463 - 3776	6604	(260) 486 - 0785	Mary.Osborn@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	ANAND		K	RAO
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1500 LAKELAND HILLS BLVD STE 1
City		State	Zip Code	County
LAKELAND		FL	33805	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
658721		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME21082		Physicians or Surgeons - Major Surgery.NOC classification.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Lakeland Regional Medical Center		100157
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/22/2002		11/22/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
abdominal pain
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
CHOLECYSTECTOMY
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
IMPROPER TREATMENT
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
INJURY TO COMMON BILE DUCT
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/6/2004			53-2005CA001377
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			11/20/2008
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
11/25/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$150,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$17,261

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$7,334

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

1/12/2009 10:53:46 AM

Reason for Change:

UPDATING ALE ON THIS CASE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	5764	7318
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	11494	16111

Date of Change:

8/11/2009 2:59:52 PM

Reason for Change:

UPDATED ALE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	7318	7334
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	16111	17261

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Court Case # 2007CA006371

Indemnity Paid: $135,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200952212
Claim Number :	280823
Date Submitted :	2/17/2011

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICAL PROTECTIVE COMPANY (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
35-0506406
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Mary			Osborn
Street Address
5814 Reed Rd
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(800) 463 - 3776	6604	(260) 486 - 0785	Mary.Osborn@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	ANAND		K	RAO
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1500 LAKELAND HILLS BLVD STE 1
City		State	Zip Code	County
LAKELAND		FL	33805	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
658721		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME21082		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
			M	Polk
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Lakeland Regional Medical Center		100157
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/10/2005		6/5/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
HERNIA
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
SURGICAL REPAIR
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
IMPROPER SURGICAL TECHNIQUE
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
PAIN & SUFFERING, ADDITIONAL SURGERY
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/26/2007			2007CA006371
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			12/23/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
ANAND K RAO MD FACS PA
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
1/13/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$135,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$25,329

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$10,497

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

8/11/2009 3:43:18 PM

Reason for Change:

UPDATED ALE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	2787	10506
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	10212	25329

Date of Change:

2/17/2011 3:44:36 PM

Reason for Change:

UPDATE ALE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	10506	10497

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Dr. ANAND K RAO, MD has at least 2 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).