Dr. CARL SUCHAR, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Dr. CARL SUCHAR, MD

613 South Myrtle Avenue

Clearwater, FL

33756

Pinellas

Court Case # 01-007141

Indemnity Paid: $400,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200745181
Claim Number :	E29775
Date Submitted :	6/13/2008

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sandra		L	Norris
Street Address
13919 Carrollwood Village Run
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33618
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 969 - 2010		(813) 969 - 2120	SNorris@ProAssurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Carl			Suchar
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		613 South Myrtle Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Clearwater		FL	33756	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-1005145-00		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS4708		Internal Medicine - No Surgery		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL		100127
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/1/2000		11/29/2000

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Congestive heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy and hypertension.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient admitted to the hospital and treated with oxygen, Lasix, Vasotec, Micro K, Ecotrin and Ceftin.Chest X-rays, EKG's and echocardiograms were performed.Patient discharged for out-patient follow-up.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient was readmitted 3 days later and despite aggressive treatment, he expired of congestive heart failure, LV dysfunction and myocarditis.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/4/2001			01-007141
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			6/7/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Desai, Anup N Morton Plant Hospital Association, Inc. d/b/a Morton Plant H
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Disposed of by Court
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the plaintiff.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
6/13/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$400,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$123,108

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$110,728

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$400,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$94,374	$7,654
Other Expenses	$3,931	$0

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

Insured has discussed case with insurance company personnel, medical experts and defense counsel.

Updates

Date of Change:

6/26/2007 4:01:27 PM

Reason for Change:

Update to reflect settlement during Appeal, and to correct expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Indemnity Paid	0	400000
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	400000
Settlement Reached	0	1
Date of Final Disposition	30-MAR-07	07-JUN-07
Legal System Stage	After court verdict and prior to filing of notice of appeal.	During appeal.

Date of Change:

9/12/2007 9:22:53 AM

Reason for Change:

Update to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	67879	93325
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	80658	123090

Date of Change:

6/13/2008 9:36:15 AM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	93325	110728
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	123090	123108

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Court Case # 04-00590-CI-13

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200537715
Claim Number :	P-03-61-0048
Date Submitted :	10/25/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-1149494
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CECILIA			SALA
Street Address
4211 BOYSCOUT BLVD., STE. 160
City				State	Zip
TAMPA				FL	33624
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 874 - 0768		(813) 874 - 0710	csala@che.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Carl			Suchar
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		613 South Myrtle Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Clearwater		FL	33756	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
22348-9102		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS4708		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
LARGO MEDICAL CENTER		100248
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Radiology
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/1/2002		9/15/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Intracranial hemorrhage after falling prior to admission.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
At 10:30 p.m., a CT scan was interpreted as "no bleed."
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
The CT Scan actually showed an intracranial hemorrhage.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The patient sustained encephalopathy, hemiparesis, loss of speech, and required a PEG tube insertion for nutrition.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/9/2004			04-00590-CI-13
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			10/7/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Siores, MD, Frederic C Graham, MD, Donald V Diagnostic Clinic Medical Group, PA Largo Medical Center, Inc. Donald V. Graham, MD, PA
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
10/7/2005

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

$36,267

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$1,000,000

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

Defense counsel discussed the case with the physician.

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case # 17-007529-CI

Indemnity Paid: $62,500.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M202092973
Claim Number :	2017-09-401-008
Date Submitted :	7/14/2020

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-114949
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kaye			Monello
Street Address
2985 Drew Street
City				State	Zip
Clearwater				FL	33759
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 754 - 9268		(727) 519 - 1276	kaye.monello@baycare.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Carl			Suchar
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		200 Kennedy Memorial Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Waterville		ME	04901	Out of state
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
120-73-194		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS4708		Internal Medicine - No 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	Pinellas
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital		100055
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/22/2015		9/19/2017

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Weakness and shortness of breath with pneumonia
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged failure to timely start antibiotics for infection
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to timely start antibiotics for infection
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/21/2017			17-007529-CI
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			7/2/2020
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Florida Hospital North Pinellas Agdamag, Patrick
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
7/2/2020

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$62,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$57,639

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

Any risk issues have been addressed.

Updates

No updates found.

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