Dr. GREGORY LOVAAS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. GREGORY LOVAAS, MD

895 SW 29th Terrace

Indemnity Paid: $920,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-2950161
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Cherry		E	Radin
Street Address
Ten Parkway North
City				State	Zip
Deerfield				IL	60015
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(847) 572 - 6085		(847) 572 - 6338	radin@markelcorp.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Gregory			Lovaas
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		895 SW 29th Terrace
City		State	Zip Code	County
Palm City		FL	34990	St. Lucie
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MM816826		$1,000,000		$7,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME40126		Surgery - Plastic

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	St. Lucie
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
LAKEWOOD RANCH MEDICAL CENTER		23960046
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/28/2009		12/28/2010

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The patient presented to the hospital withr a comminuted tibia fracture.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The insured plastic surgeon performed a fasciocutaneous flap procedure.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
It was alleged the insured plastic surgeon should have performed a muscultaneous flap procedure, which offers more protection from infection.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Following surgery, the patient developed complications leading to amputation.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/8/2011			562011CA00667
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
St. Lucie			3/14/2013
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
2/18/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$920,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$62,207

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$13,147

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$11,029

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

None.

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Does Dr. GREGORY LOVAAS, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. GREGORY LOVAAS, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).