Dr. CHIKA E OKEREKE, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CHIKA E OKEREKE, MD

7824 Lake Underhill Road, Suite E

Orlando, FL

32822

Orange

Court Case # 05-CA-7267-35

Indemnity Paid: $249,999.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200849365
Claim Number :	137683
Date Submitted :	11/19/2008

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		ProNational Insurance Company
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	Chika		E	Okereke
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7824 Lake Underhill Road, Suite E
City		State	Zip Code	County
Orlando		FL	32822	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP47649		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME88072		Cardiovascular Disease - Minor 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
			F	Orange
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL (ORLANDO)		100007
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/26/2004		4/18/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Intermittent chest pain, diaphoresis and left arm pain.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Cardiac workup including Adenosine Myoview which were negative.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Plaintiff alleges cardiac catheterization should have been performed.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Cardiac arrest resulting in death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/31/2005			05-CA-7267-35
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			3/26/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Coskun, Neil Rehman, Arshad SMITH, STEPHEN
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
4/1/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$249,999

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$57,197

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$42,959

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$249,999

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

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

Updates

Date of Change:

7/11/2008 12:38:32 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	40854	43047
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	40954	56836

Date of Change:

11/19/2008 11:11:45 AM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees paid and refund for over payment of expenses.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	43047	42959
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	56836	57197

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