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

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Dr. CHRISTOPHER REHAK, MD

P.O. Box 3619107

Melbourne, FL

32936

Brevard

Court Case # 05-2007-CA-67896

Indemnity Paid: $325,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201056826
Claim Number :	2-06-0079C
Date Submitted :	3/29/2010

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FLORIDA HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-0143902
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Steven		R	Carey
Street Address
4655 Salisbury Rd., Suite 110
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 296 - 2887	224	(904) 296 - 1245	scarey@fldic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CHRISTOPHER			REHAK
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		P.O. Box 3619107
City		State	Zip Code	County
Melbourne		FL	32936	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
GL01000002		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME78080		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Brevard
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100019
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/9/2005		6/22/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to the ER after she had an episode of lost consciousness, with shaking and urinary incontinence and suffered a contusion on the forehead.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Chest X-ray, blood test, a head CT, and EKG were performed.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient expired.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/5/2007			05-2007-CA-67896
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			3/29/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Wickham Pediatrics Center, P.A. Pediatric Cardiology Consultants, P.A. Vanhemel, PA-C, Elizabeth Holmes Regional Medical Center, Inc. Health First, Inc. Omni Healthcare, P.A. Agha, M.D., Kaneez Cimino, M.D., Joseph Garcia, M.D., Jorge
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
12/18/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$325,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$174,599

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

Circumstances of the case have been discussed with the Insured and Risk Management. Risk Management has discussed with the Insured.

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case # 05-2007-CA-67896

Indemnity Paid: $325,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201057384
Claim Number :	2-06-0079C
Date Submitted :	5/20/2010

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FLORIDA HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-0143902
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Steven		R	Carey
Street Address
4655 Salisbury Rd., Suite 110
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 296 - 2887	224	(904) 296 - 1245	scarey@fldic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CHRISTOPHER			REHAK
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		P.O. Box 3619107
City		State	Zip Code	County
Melbourne		FL	32936	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
GL01000002		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME78080		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Brevard
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100019
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/9/2005		6/22/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to the ER after she had an episode of lost consciousness, with shaking and urinary incontinence and suffered a contusion on the forehead.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Chest X-ray, blood test, a head CT, and EKG were performed.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient expired.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/5/2007			05-2007-CA-67896
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			3/29/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Wickham Pediatrics Center, P.A. Pediatric Cardiology Consultants, P.A. Vanhemel, PA-C, Elizabeth Holmes Regional Medical Center, Inc. Health First, Inc. Omni Healthcare, P.A. Agha, M.D., Kaneez Cimino, M.D., Joseph Garcia, M.D., Jorge
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
12/18/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$325,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$185,308

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

Circumstances of the case have been discussed with the Insured and Risk Management. Risk Management has discussed with the Insured.

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case # 05-2012-CA-47780

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201368367
Claim Number :	12-0001-A-10
Date Submitted :	3/10/2014

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Melodee			Dixon
Street Address
4655 Salisbury Road
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 296 - 2887	209	(904) 296 - 1013	mdixon@fldic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Christopher			Rehak
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		551 South Apollo Blvd., Ste. 201
City		State	Zip Code	County
Melbourne		FL	32901	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
GL01000002		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME78080		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
HEALTH FIRST HEALTH PLANS, INC.		20950119
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/14/2010		1/3/2012

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to the ER after being poked in the eye with a fork.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Exam and referral to an opthalmologist.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to properly diagnose a globe puncture.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/21/2012			05-2012-CA-47780
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			8/16/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Brevard Emergency Services, P.A. Palm Bay Hospital, Inc., d/b/a Palm Bay Hospital
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
8/16/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$110,771

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

Circumstances of this case have been discussed with the insured and Risk Management was notified.

Updates

Date of Change:

3/10/2014 1:47:06 PM

Reason for Change:

Additional ALAE received.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	94379	110771

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