Dr. CLIFFORD GELMAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CLIFFORD GELMAN, MD

1140 Broadband Drive

Indemnity Paid: $225,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICUS INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-5623491
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Sasha			Yamamoto
Street Address
560 Davis Street
City				State	Zip
San Francisco				CA	94111
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(415) 735 - 2135			syamamoto@norcal-group.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Clifford			Gelman
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1140 Broadband Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Melbourne		FL	32901	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
FL-16035757		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME73383		Surgery - General

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
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100019
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/25/2014		6/11/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Umbilical Hernia Repair
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Laparoscopic Umbilical Hernia Repair
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Information not given at the time of this report
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
36 year old female alleges negligent performance of umbilical hernia repair resulting in delay in treatment of bowel injury
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/28/2015			05-2015-CA-047420
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			12/15/2016
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
12/7/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$225,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

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

Insured met and conferenced with defense attorney and claim specialist

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