Dr. ASHIT VIJAPURA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ASHIT VIJAPURA, MD

1601 W REYNOLDS ST STE 102

Indemnity Paid: $307,500.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
DOCTORS COMPANY, AN INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-3014772
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Josie			Maldonado
Street Address
The Doctors Company, 13450 West Sunrise Blvd., Suite 160
City				State	Zip
Sunrise				FL	33323
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 858 - 0480		(954) 838 - 7480	JMaldonado@thedoctors.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ashit			Vijapura
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1601 W REYNOLDS ST STE 102
City		State	Zip Code	County
PLANT CITY		FL	33563	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
16298		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME50546		Physciatry - Including Child

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - TAMPA		100206
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/19/2001		6/4/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient described as paranoid, delusional, having audiovisual hallucinations.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Uncomplete suicidal assessment.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death as a result of hanging in psychiatric facility.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/1/2002			02-06740 (B)
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			7/7/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Memorial Hospital of Tampa
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
7/11/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$307,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$187,000

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Unknown

*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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