Dr. DAVID R BRUAH, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DAVID R BRUAH, MD

19531 COCHRAN BOULEVARD

Indemnity Paid: $249,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HOMELAND INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
52-1568827
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Mike			Clark
Street Address
199 Scott Swamp Road
City				State	Zip
Farmington				CT	06032
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(860) 321 - 2544		(877) 256 - 5067	mclark@onebeaconpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	David		r	Bruah
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		19531 COCHRAN BOULEVARD
City		State	Zip Code	County
Port Charlotte		FL	33948	Charlotte
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MPP-4213-12		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME105412		Internal Medicine - Minor Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		ER
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/2/2011		4/23/2012

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
PATIENT ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL COMPLAINING OF ABDOMINAL PAIN
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
DR. BRUAH FIRST EVALUATED THE PATIENT AFTER THE PATIENT PRESENTED TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND IDENTIFIED THE PRESENCE OF A LIKELY SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A SURGICAL CONSULT AND WAS DETERMINED TO NEED SURGERY AFTER CONSERVATIVE CARE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT. DR. BRUAH ORDERED THE INSERTION OF A NASOGASTRIC TUBE AT THAT TIME. THE HOSPITAL NURSES ATTEMPTED THE INSERTION OF A NASOGASTRIC TUBE ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE PATIENT REFUSED FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO INSERT A NASOGASTRIC TUBE BY THE NURSES AND THE PATIENT EXPIRED APPROXIMATELY 10 1/2 HOURS AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPTED INSERTION OF THE NASOGATRIC TUBE WHILE AWAITING SURGERY
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
THE CLAIM WAS BASED ON THE PATIENTS DEMISE AND ALLEGATIONS THAT DR. BRUAH A. FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ASSES AND TREAT A PATIENT WITH A POSSIBLE SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION AND B. FAILED TO INSERT A NASOGASTRIC TUBE IN A TIMELY MANNER.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/3/2012			12-2928CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Charlotte			12/7/2012
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
12/18/2012

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$249,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$22,403

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

Not known at this time

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

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