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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ASHISH SHAH, MD

302 1st Street North

Winter Haven, FL

33881

Polk

Court Case # 2015-CA-000088

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201575326
Claim Number :	14-0139-A-13
Date Submitted :	2/3/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Tamla			Lloyd
Street Address
4651 Salisbury Road, Suite 410
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 296 - 2887	212	(904) 296 - 1245	tlloyd@fdinsurancecompany.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ashish			Shah
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		302 1st Street North
City		State	Zip Code	County
Winter Haven		FL	33881	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MS000735		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME70933		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
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
WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL		100052
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/24/2013		8/22/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The patient was taken by EMS to Winter Haven Hospital with complaints of shortness of breath, right chest pain.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
None shown
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None made
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to order appropriate diagnostic studies prior to discharging the patient.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/11/2015			2015-CA-000088
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			6/23/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Winter Haven Hospital, Inc.
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
6/23/2015

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$21,522

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

Circumstances of this case have been discussed with the insured and risk management was notified. Risk management has discussed case with the insured.

Updates

Date of Change:

2/3/2016 8:44:08 AM

Reason for Change:

Updated LAE amount.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	8396	21522

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Court Case # 2018-CA-002074

Indemnity Paid: $99,999.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201990409
Claim Number :	CLA0390863
Date Submitted :	10/28/2019

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
NORCAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
94-2301054
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Steven		R	Carey
Street Address
4651 Salisbury Rd. Suite 410
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 309 - 8127		(904) 309 - 8127	scarey@norcal-group.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ashish			Shah
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		350 1st St. North
City		State	Zip Code	County
Winter Haven		FL	33881	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
722487N		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME70933		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
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
WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL		100052
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/22/2015		1/5/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented with complaints of abdominal pain and related symptoms.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Physician treated the patients complaints with antibiotic therapy.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleging a failure to timely treat with aggressive antibiotic therapy.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient expired.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/6/2018			2018-CA-002074
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			8/15/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Winter Haven Hospital, Inc. Aronski, MD, Wojtek Honer, MD, Richard Thomas, MD, Robert Reddy, MD, Ashok Rodriguez, MD, Ofelio Shamim, MD, Talha
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
8/15/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$99,999

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$40,099

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

Circumstances of the case have been discussed with the insured and Risk Management.

Updates

No updates found.

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