Dr. JACK N GAY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JACK N GAY, MD

1551 West Bay Drive

Largo, FL

33770

Pinellas

Court Case # 16-2006-CA-6013

Indemnity Paid: $800,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200850869
Claim Number :	21506-01
Date Submitted :	9/12/2008

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS ASSURANCE CORPORATION				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2102867
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Barbara		A	Evans
Street Address
1301 N. Hagadorn Road
City				State	Zip
East Lansing				MI	48823
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(517) 324 - 6570		(517) 333 - 2806	bevans@apassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Jack		N	Gay
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1551 West Bay Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Largo		FL	33770	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
126035		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME58150		Pathology - No Surgery

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Location		Pathology Lab
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/19/2002		6/5/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to her primary care physician for removal of a mole.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Insured examined the removed tissue specimen.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to diagnose a malignant melanoma which went on to metastasize.
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
8/23/2006			16-2006-CA-6013
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Duval			9/11/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Laboratory Corporation of America
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
8/28/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$800,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$92,824

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$46,946

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

Insured consulted with claims personnel and defense counsel.$800,000 was paid in full and final settlement of all claims on behalf of the insured.

Updates

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Court Case # 13-CA-008083-J

Indemnity Paid: $800,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201470822
Claim Number :	44032
Date Submitted :	8/5/2014

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1449198
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Street Address
8427 South Park Circle Suite 130
City				State	Zip
Orlando				FL	32819
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(407) 370 - 3813		(407) 370 - 2247	ctschanz@magmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JACK		N	GAY
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		435 bayview Dr.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Belleair		FL	33756	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PSL 1601109 09		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME58150		Pathology - Minor Surgery

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

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

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Pathology
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/19/2012		2/21/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Anemia, GERD
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Gastric biopsy
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged misdiagnosis of well-differentiated adenocarcinoma
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Subtotal gastrectomy
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/10/2013			13-CA-008083-J
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			7/10/2014
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
iPathology
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
4/18/2014

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$800,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$46,951

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$9,529

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$900,000	$100,000
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Risk management has counseled insured.

Updates

Date of Change:

8/5/2014 3:41:27 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect Court Document final disposition date of 07/10/14

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date of Final Disposition	18-APR-14	10-JUL-14

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Court Case # 13000154c-007

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201471386
Claim Number :	FP4171304
Date Submitted :	7/22/2014

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FIRST PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6614702
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kelly			Andrews
Street Address
1000 Riverside Avenue, Suite 800
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32204
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 360 - 3038			kandrews@thedoctors.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JACK		N	GAY
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1301 2nd Avenue, S.W.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Largo		FL	33770	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
CL099234		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME58150		Pathology - No Surgery

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Location		Surgical Center
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Lab
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/22/2011		5/18/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented for vasectomy.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Failure to interpret correctly, intr-operative section. Resulting in a second procedure.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Frozen section diagnosed as VAS was a portion of a vessel.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Orchiectomy.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/15/2013			13000154c-007
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			7/15/2014
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Katz, M.D., Erin Diagnostic Clinic Medical Group, PA
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
7/15/2014

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$62,609

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$1,286

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

Insurance company staff consulted with insured to discuss preventative measures. Patient Safety referral is made if appropriate.

Updates

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