Dr. GARY J GANIBAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. GARY J GANIBAN, MD

1995 W. NASA Blvd Suite 200

Indemnity Paid: $300,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Ganiban, Gary J				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-3395074		ME76850
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Tara		E	Mitchell
Street Address
1995 W. NASA Blvd Suite 200
City				State	Zip
Melbourne				FL	32904
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(321) 722 - 4443	122	(321) 722 - 3657	tmitchell@seebetterbrevard.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Gary		J	Ganiban
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		1995 W. NASA Blvd Suite 200
City		State	Zip Code	County
Melbourne		FL	32904	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
OMC0008469		$1,000,000,000		$3,000,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME76850		Surgery - Opthalmology

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
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
WUESTHOFF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.		100092
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/2/2009		9/9/2010

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
A suit was initiated by a patient claiming malpractice by Dr. Ganiban relating to an allegedfailure to promptly diagnose and treat an endophthalmitis.The patient was already legally blind at the time of initial consult and it is our position, that no treatment intervention could have restored the patients vision.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
failure to promptly diagnose and treat an endophthalmitis.There was no operation diagnostic or treatment rendered.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Loss of vision.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/3/2011			05-20 IKA 14878
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			11/22/2011
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Eye Institute Surgery Center, LLC Wuesthoff Medical Center
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 subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment
12/5/2011

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$300,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$21,000

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,000

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$300,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

The care and treatment was appropriate & settlement was reached in order to avoid the uncertainty of a jury trial.

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

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