Dr. CHRISTOPHER PELLEGRINO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CHRISTOPHER PELLEGRINO, MD

3700 EMERGENCY LANE

Indemnity Paid: $60,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS ASSURANCE CORPORATION				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2102867
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Christine			McClain
Street Address
200 East Gaines Street
City				State	Zip
Tallahassee				FL	32399
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(850) 413 - 5358		(850) 921 - 8243	Christine.McClain@fldfs.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CHRISTOPHER			PELLEGRINO
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3700 EMERGENCY LANE
City		State	Zip Code	County
SEBRING		FL	33870	Highlands
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
125224		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME66639		Surgery - Plastic		80156

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/23/1998		2/12/1999

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE INSURED FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FOLLOW-UP CARE FOLLOWING CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE SURGERY AND THE INFECTION AND COMPLICATIONS WHICH RESULTED , AND ALSO FAILED TO TIMELY PRESCRIBE ANTIBIOTICS.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
N/A
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
PATIENT HAS PAIN AND SUFFERING, DISFIGUREMENT, DISABILITY,AND MENTAL ANGUISH.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/22/1999			CC99278
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Highlands			7/10/2000
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

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$60,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$60,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

THE INSURED CONSULTED WITH DEFENSE COUNSEL AND CLAIMS PERSONNEL REGARDING THIS MATTER.

Updates

Date of Change:

1/25/2007 11:01:44 AM

Reason for Change:

OIR updating historical closed claims data

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Injured Person Address County		Highlands
County Injury Occurred In		Highlands
Insured Last Name	PELLEGRINO, M.D.	PELLEGRINO
Insured License Number	ME0066639	ME66639
Portal User Name	plcr_migration_dccs plcr_migration_dccs	Christine McClain

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Does Dr. CHRISTOPHER PELLEGRINO, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. CHRISTOPHER PELLEGRINO, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).