Dr. CHITTA P SARKAR, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CHITTA P SARKAR, MD

7830 S Federal Hwy

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

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	James		C	O'Hare
Street Address
3200 NE 14th st
City				State	Zip
Pompano Beach				FL	33062
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 788 - 5610		(954) 788 - 5367	johare@picinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CHITTA		P	SARKAR
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7830 S Federal Hwy
City		State	Zip Code	County
Port Saint Lucie		FL	34952	St. Lucie
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
131236		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS5705		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	St. Lucie
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/17/2004		11/19/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
alleged failure to diagnose an epidural infection of the cervical spine leading to temporary paraplegia. Surgery required including cervical spine fusion. Insured treated patien for shoulder pain and told to go to the ER if pain increased.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
None- the patients complaints to the insured were different than when she arrived to the emergency room. The insured treated for shoulder pain
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to diagnose epidural infection based on complaints of shoulder pain
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Temporary paraplegia relived by surgical recuction and fusion.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/14/2007			562006ca
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
St. Lucie			10/29/2008
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
11/12/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$50,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$21,119

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$6,775

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

Dr Advised to keep better office records

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Does Dr. CHITTA P SARKAR, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. CHITTA P SARKAR, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).