Dr. CRAIG M HANKINS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CRAIG M HANKINS, MD

545 Health Blvd.

Daytona Beach, FL

32114

Volusia

Court Case # 2004 03954CICI

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200747931
Claim Number :	HPT 1356
Date Submitted :	12/18/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Hankins, Craig M				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-3436201		ME36227
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Luella			Brown
Street Address
311 N. Clyde Morris Blvd., Suite 420
City				State	Zip
Daytona Beach				FL	32114
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(386) 254 - 4380		(386) 254 - 4398	luellab@aol.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Craig		M	Hankins
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		545 Health Blvd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Daytona Beach		FL	32114	Volusia
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
00-56		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME36227		Surgery - Orthopedic

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - ORMOND BEACH		100169
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/14/2003		5/15/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
osteoarthritis of the knees
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Total knee replacement
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
This 59 year old patient sought definitive care for severe osteoarthritis in his knees.After conservative measures were exhausted, informed consent for a total joint replacement procedure including preoperative instructions and a referral to his family physician were accomplished during two office visits. Additionally, prior to surgery, two anesthesiologists evaluated and cleared the patient for the procedure, rating him an ASA II, denoting mild systemic disease.An uneventful elective total knee replacement procedure was performed in the hospital on May13, 2003.The following day, the patient developed an elevated heart rate, shortness of breath and was determined to be having a myocardial infarction.Despite aggressive medical therapy by an interventional cardiologist and heroic resuscitative measures, no reasonable chance of recovery was felt to exist and the family elected to discontinue life support.The patient expired May 14, 2003.A private autopsy confirmed the cause of death to be from a sudden cardiac event: rupture of plaque with occlusion of the right coronary artery.The pathologist testified that surgery was not causative of this event, which was also not predictable.While no complications were anticipated during this procedure, detailed procedure specific informed consent did include possible complications including heart attacks, which could be fatal.Strong orthopedic expert support was obtained and the matter proceeded to trial.Prior to jury deliberation an economic decision was made to settle the case with no admission of liability.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/12/2005			2004 03954CICI
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Volusia			12/12/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During trial, but before court verdict.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
12/10/2007

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

$96,177

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$54,250

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

On going risk management.

Updates

No updates found.

*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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