Dr. CARL J DEPAULA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CARL J DEPAULA, MD

1660 GULF TO BAY BLVD

Indemnity Paid: $175,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-2950161
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Linda		M	Murray
Street Address
10 Parkway North, Suite 100
City				State	Zip
Deerfield				IL	60015
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(847) 572 - 6082		(847) 572 - 6338	murray@markelcorp.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Carl		J	DePaula
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1660 GULF TO BAY BLVD
City		State	Zip Code	County
CLEARWATER		FL	33755	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MM802902		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME82243		Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Pinellas
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Outpatient Facility		Clinic Exam Room
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Florida Knee Center
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/7/2001		6/28/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient sought treatment for painful, swollen right knee. Doctor removed 80 milliliters of purulent fluid from the knee and sent for testing.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient then saw primary care physician, and was admitted to hsopital with diagnosis of septic shock
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Allegations made of negligence in patient's symptoms and physical findings.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
When purulent fluid was aspirated, per allegations suggest septic condition required immediate, aggressive intervention.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/24/2003			03-2916-CI-11
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pasco			6/11/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Kagay, John Cigna Healthcare of FL Florida Knee Center Quest Diagnostics Clinical
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
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
6/6/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$175,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$111,822

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$12,347

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

None-patient deceased

Updates

Date of Change:

8/28/2007 1:21:41 PM

Reason for Change:

Per request of Christine Sampson.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Injured Person Middle Initial	J	E
Injured Person Address City	CLEARWATER	St. Petersburg
Injured Person First Name	Carl	Joseph
Injured Person Last Name	DePaula	Juszczak
Claim Number	MM229432	MM229423
Injured Person Address Street	1660 GULF TO BAY BLVD	146 Second Street North, Suite 102

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