Dr. INDREK MIIDLA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. INDREK MIIDLA, MD

983 University Drive

Coral Springs, FL

33071

Broward

Court Case # 04-05721

Indemnity Paid: $255,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200744848
Claim Number :	83007879
Date Submitted :	3/28/2007

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-2575892
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Laurie		R	Schwartz
Street Address
12424 Wilshire Blvd., 9th Flr.
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90025
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(310) 696 - 0286		(310) 979 - 4930	lschwartz@litneutral.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	INDREK			MIIDLA
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		983 University Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Coral Springs		FL	33071	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0118069060000 0002		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME68380		Physicians or Surgeons - major surgery.NOC classification.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Broward
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
CORAL SPRINGS MEDICAL CENTER		110019
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/28/2002		2/28/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Insured performed needed Gall Bladder surgery upon the decedent in early 2002. The surgery was indicated and patient was quite symptomatic for the surgery. Medical clearance was obtained by two different cardiologists prior to surgery. According to med rds, patient did quite well initially after surgery until about two days later when he began to have some significant difficulties.He appeared to have been under the care of the PCP and co-dfndt cardiologist. An ultrasound was performed, which showed that there was a blood clot in the heart and arrangements were being made to transfer the patient to a heart-intensive facility. Heparin was instituted. A Swanz-Ganz catheter was inserted to check on the hemodynamic status. Further diagnostic tests seemed to indicate that there was not a blood clot in the heart and, therefore, the patient was then moved to the operating room to attempt surgery in the early morning of the next day. Patient coded and died on the table prior to surgery being instituted. Post-surgery investigation and autopsy revealed that there was hemorrhaging around the area of the gall bladder.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Insured performed needed Gall Bladder surgery upon the decedent in early 2002. The surgery was indicated and patient was quite symptomatic for the surgery. Medical clearance was obtained by two different cardiologists prior to surgery. According to med rds, patient did quite well initially after surgery until about two days later when he began to have some significant difficulties.He appeared to have been under the care of the PCP and co-dfndt cardiologist. An ultrasound was performed, which showed that there was a blood clot in the heart and arrangements were being made to transfer the patient to a heart-intensive facility. Heparin was instituted. A Swanz-Ganz catheter was inserted to check on the hemodynamic status. Further diagnostic tests seemed to indicate that there was not a blood clot in the heart and, therefore, the patient was then moved to the operating room to attempt surgery in the early morning of the next day. Patient coded and died on the table prior to surgery being instituted. Post-surgery investigation and autopsy revealed that there was hemorrhaging around the area of the gall bladder.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
The patient coded and died on the table prior to surgery involving blood clot in the heart was instituted. Post-surgery investigation and autopsy revealed that there was hemorrhaging around the area of the gall bladder.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Insured physician performed needed gall bladder surgery upon the decedent, in early 2002. It is no question that the surgery was indicated and that he was quite symptomatic for the surgery.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/6/2004			04-05721
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			2/27/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Heart Care of South FL, PA Rosenbaum, MD, Alan North Broward Hospital Distrist d/b/a Coral Springs Med Ctr
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
3/19/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$255,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$29,449

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$6,424

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

unk

Updates

Date of Change:

3/28/2007 6:02:49 PM

Reason for Change:

I updated the indemnity paid amount from $250,000 to $250,000 as in addition to an indemnity payment of $250,000, insured paid Plaintiff's taxable costs of $5,000 as part of the settlement of this matter.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Indemnity Paid	250000	255000

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