Dr. BARBARA AKAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. BARBARA AKAN, MD

4809 121st Terrace North

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LIBERTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
22-2227331
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Julie			Hamilton
Street Address
615 Crescent Executive Court, Suite 212
City				State	Zip
Lake Mary				FL	32746
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(321) 972 - 0121			juliehamilton@hamlinandburton.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Barbara			Akan
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4809 121st Terrace North
City		State	Zip Code	County
West Palm Beach		FL	33411	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
AHY220903001		$2,000,000		$4,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Registered Nurse
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
RN1980972		General Preventative Medicine - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
PALMS WEST HOSPITAL		110006
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Labor and Delivery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/11/2011		7/14/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Congenital mutation that caused minor neurological development.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Elective cesarean section
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Excessive fundal pressure and rough handling by the surgeon during the delivery which caused the child significant bruising.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Slight - Lacerations, contusions, minor scars, rash. No delay.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/24/2014			2014CA007676
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			10/31/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Palms West Hospital Tomaselli, Alfred Alfred Tomaselli, D.O., P.A. Barbara Akan, P.A.
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
12/20/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$25,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$182,681

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$31,168

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$25,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Risk Management performed in-service training on high risk obstetric patients.

Does Dr. BARBARA AKAN, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. BARBARA AKAN, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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