Dr. ASHOK SHAH, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ASHOK SHAH, MD

3808 South Hopkins Avenue

Titusville, FL

32780

Brevard

Court Case # 05-2007-CA 24843

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201058479
Claim Number :	34134-01
Date Submitted :	9/8/2010

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FIRST PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6614702
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Odessa			Choice
Street Address
1000 Riverside Avenue, Suite 800
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32204
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(800) 741 - 3742	3045	(904) 358 - 6728	odessa.choice@fpic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ashok			Shah
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3808 South Hopkins Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Titusville		FL	32780	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
99201		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME67131		Internal Medicine - No Surgery		80257

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Brevard
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
1/20/2005		5/10/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Minor CVA.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
None.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Minor CVA with minimal residual symptoms.
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
1/30/2007			05-2007-CA 24843
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			8/18/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During trial, but before court verdict.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Other			Settlement during trial
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
8/18/2010

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

$101,720

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$87,493

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$133,714
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$494,770

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

There was a factual dispute whether the patient was referred to the ER for further evaluation and treatment.Regardless, the ER physician testified there would not have been any intervention.$250,000 as a compromise of disputed liability.As the history of onset of the symptoms was uncertain and also there was not enough symptoms to justify the risk associated with using thrombolytic therapy.Therefore, no risk management is necessary.

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