Dr. ELLIOT W COOPERMAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ELLIOT W COOPERMAN, MD

311 E Evans Street

Orlando, FL

32804

Orange

Court Case # 11-CA-17473-0

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201575165
Claim Number :	5145359
Date Submitted :	8/11/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICAL PROTECTIVE COMPANY (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
35-0506406
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Susan		K	Spielman
Street Address
5814 Reed Road
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340			reportaclaim@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Elliot		W	Cooperman
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		311 E Evans Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Orlando		FL	32804	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
749250		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME34891		Surgery - Opthalmology

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL - EAST ORLANDO		100021
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/19/2010		4/24/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Macular hole
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Vitrectomy and air-fluid gas exchange
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Improper technique
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Further reduction in vision
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/4/2012			11-CA-17473-0
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			7/9/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Elliot W Cooperman MD PA
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
7/8/2015

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$200,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$74,156

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$37,010

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$195,000

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

1/28/2016 9:52:06 AM

Reason for Change:

ALE UPDATE 1/28/2016

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	13480	37010
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	27608	73961

Date of Change:

8/11/2016 12:04:18 PM

Reason for Change:

ALE UPDATED 8/11/2016

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	73961	74156

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Court Case # 2014 CA-018773-01

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201576069
Claim Number :	1018319-02
Date Submitted :	10/13/2015

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICAL PROTECTIVE COMPANY (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
35-0506406
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Susan		K	Spielman
Street Address
5814 Reed Road
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340			reportaclaim@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	ELLIOT		W	COOPERMAN
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		311 E Evans Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Orlando		FL	32804	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
749250		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME34891		Surgery - Opthalmology

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Orange
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
3/4/2010		3/19/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Blurry vision
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to note abnormality on MRI
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Legally blind in right eye
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/14/2014			2014 CA-018773-01
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			10/7/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Shapiro MD, Marc D Neuro Imaging Institute of Winter Park LTD Auerbach MD, David B Eye Physicians of Central Florida PLC Elliot W Cooperman MD PA Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Guy MD, John Lam MD, Byron Saraf-Lavi MD, Efrat Jackson Health Systems Hayt MD, Michael W Medical Scaning Consultants LLC Center for Diagnostic Imaging
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
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
Other			Dismissal
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$28,909

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$10,999

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

N/A

Updates

No updates found.

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