Dr. B J WALLIS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. B J WALLIS, MD

6152 W Corporate Oaks Drive

Crystal River, FL

34429

Citrus

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $249,500.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201472434
Claim Number :	1018517-01
Date Submitted :	1/27/2016

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	Susan		K	Spielman
Street Address
5814 Reed Road
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340			reportaclaim@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	B		J	WALLIS
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		6152 W Corporate Oaks Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Crystal River		FL	34429	Citrus
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
720359		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME48685		Gastroenterology - Minor 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	Citrus
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
CITRUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL		100023
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/1/2012		3/31/2014

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
Lparoscopic cholecystectomy
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Improper performance of ERCP
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Perforation of common bile duct; additional surgery
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			8/27/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
8/26/2015

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$249,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$23,081

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$8,271

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$124,750

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:

9/1/2015 10:47:58 AM

Reason for Change:

Case was reopened in January 2015 and settled and closed in August 2015.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Other Location Where Injured	Information was not provided
Court Decision	Other	No Court Proceedings.
Name of Institution		CITRUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Location Where Injured	Other Hospital/Institution	Hospital Inpatient Facility
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	0	7458
Indemnity Paid	0	249500
Cause of Injury	Laparoscopic cholecystectomy	Lparoscopic cholecystectomy
Final Disposition	Dropped before Action Filed	Settled by parties
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	124750
Settlement Reached	0	1
Principal Injury	Perforation of common bowel duct; additional surgery, pain and suffering	Perforation of common bile duct; additional surgery
Misdiagnosis	Improper care	Improper performance of ERCP
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	0	21293
Date of Final Disposition	14-OCT-14	27-AUG-15

Date of Change:

1/27/2016 3:31:45 PM

Reason for Change:

ALE UPDATE 1/27/2016

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	21293	23081
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	7458	8271

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

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