Dr. CHARLES NARDI, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CHARLES NARDI, MD

6021 NW 1st Place

Gainesville, FL

32607

Alachua

Court Case # 2012-CA-1016

Indemnity Paid: $235,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201368813
Claim Number :	59179901
Date Submitted :	10/28/2013

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
13-4235490
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Becky			Sanders
Street Address
361 E. Hillsboro Blvd.
City				State	Zip
Deerfield Beach				FL	33441
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 788 - 5610		(954) 788 - 5367	bsanders@picinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Charles			Nardi
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		6021 NW 1st Place
City		State	Zip Code	County
Gainesville		FL	32607	Alachua
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
131844		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME71880		Internal Medicine - Minor Surgery

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Location		At son's home in California
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/9/2010		7/21/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient on longstanding Coumadin presented with prostatitis for which he was prescribed Levaquin.The patient's insurance would not pay for the Levaquin, so Bactrim was substituted.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The patient was prescribed Bactrim while taking Coumadin and was informed of the risks of the combination of these medications and instructed the patient to obtain follow up labs so that his INR levels could be closely monitored.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
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Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The decedent's attorney alleges that the insured failed to inform the patient of his elevated INR and failed to instruct the patient to immediately discontinue his medications resulting in cerebral hemorrhage and subsequent death.There is a factual dispute as to whether the patient was properly advised.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/4/2012			2012-CA-1016
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Alachua			10/28/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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
10/28/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$235,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$42,400

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$16,442

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$250,000	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Insured physician intends to record telephone numbers, dates and times of all calls in the patient's chart to substantiate phone calls and messages in all cases.

Updates

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

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