Dr. HOWARD R BOURDAGES, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. HOWARD R BOURDAGES, MD

913 N.W. Garden Valley Blvd.

Roseburg, OR

97470

Douglas

Court Case # 01-4443-CA

Indemnity Paid: $150,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200640799
Claim Number :	E30354-01
Date Submitted :	1/12/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Judith		A	Barrios
Street Address
2801 Southwest 149th Avenue
City				State	Zip
Miramar				FL	33027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 602 - 5815	5815	(954) 602 - 5852	jbarrios@ProAssurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Howard		R	Bourdages
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		913 N.W. Garden Valley Blvd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Roseburg		OR	97470	Out of state
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-3005448-00		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME70259		Surgery - General

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
NORTH COLLIER HOSPITAL		120006
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/21/2000		7/5/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient developed Ileus following appendectomy.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged failure to timely diagnose ileus and insert N.G. tube causing patient to vomit, aspirate and die.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/26/2001			01-4443-CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Collier			4/26/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Howard R. Bourdages, M.D., P.A. North Collier Hospital
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During trial, but before court verdict.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Other			Settled by parties.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
3/17/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$150,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$78,684

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$30,832

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$150,000

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

Insured discussed claim with insurance personnel and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

1/12/2007 10:19:40 AM

Reason for Change:

"Loss Adjusted/Counsel" & "Other Loss Adjustment" "Other Loss Adjustment" decreased due to deductions made to invoices."Non Economic Loss" is $150,000 which was inadvertantly omitted from previous State Report.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	40740	30832
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	84188	78684
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	150000

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