Dr. CHARLES R PITLUCK, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CHARLES R PITLUCK, MD

2602 NW 103rd Avenue, Apt. 405

Indemnity Paid: $650,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PREFERRED PHYSICIANS MEDICAL RISK RETENTION GROUP,				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-3521189
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Colleen			Miller
Street Address
9000 W. 67th Street
City				State	Zip
Shawnee Mission				KS	66202
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(913) 262 - 2585		(913) 262 - 3633	colleen.miller@ppmrrg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Charles		R	Pitluck
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2602 NW 103rd Avenue, Apt. 405
City		State	Zip Code	County
Sunrise		FL	33322	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
13854		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS5052		Anesthesiology		01

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
EDWARD WHITE HOSPITAL		100239
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/26/1999		8/16/1999

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Prostate cancer
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Radical prostetectomy
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Plaintiff's alledged the anesthesiologist should not have attempted the insertion of a central venous line.As a result of attempted insertion of a central venous line, the patient suffered an acute occlusio of the right carotid artery resulting in edema of the right brain, resulting in death.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/16/1999			03-9551-CI-8
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			10/27/2006
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
11/14/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$650,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$75,590

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Continue to take appropriate action when a complication of a central venous line is encounterred.

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Does Dr. CHARLES R PITLUCK, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. CHARLES R PITLUCK, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).