Dr. EMANUEL KONTOS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. EMANUEL KONTOS, MD

1259 Holiday DR

Tarpon Springs, FL

34689

Pinellas

Court Case # 13-011007-CI-8

Indemnity Paid: $37,500.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201472934
Claim Number :	HMA00126
Date Submitted :	12/12/2014

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-2114545
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Juanetta		J	Moore
Street Address
333. Wabash Ave
City				State	Zip
Chicago				IL	60685
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(312) 822 - 3353			Juanetta.Moore@cna.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Emanuel			Kontos
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1259 Holiday DR
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tarpon Springs		FL	34689	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
DNC 0297139326		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Dentistry
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
DN18065		Dentists

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	Pasco
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Outpatient Facility		Dental Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Special Procedure Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/27/2011		1/26/2012

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Treatment to tooth #4 due to excessive decay
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Smoothing out the liner on tooth #4 when the burr bit fell out of the drill
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient swallowed burr bit and is alleging PTSD
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/27/2013			13-011007-CI-8
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			12/8/2014
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within 90 days of suit being filed.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
12/8/2014

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$37,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$17,068

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$6,506

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

Investigate and identify risks and reduce the liability exposure.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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