Dr. JAMES GORELICK, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JAMES GORELICK, MD

351 NW LeJune Road, #103

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTHCARE UNDERWRITERS GROUP OF FLORIDA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
32-0090369
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	David		W	McKenney
Street Address
1815 Griffin Rd., Suite 401
City				State	Zip
Dania				FL	33004
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 923 - 1900		(954) 923 - 0019	dmckenney@HUGroups.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	James			Gorelick
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		351 NW LeJune Road, #103
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33126	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
045-000		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME36217		Neurology - Including Child - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
PAN AMERICAN HOSPITAL		100076
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/23/2003		9/26/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Brain stem infarct
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Heparin therapy and blood pressure management
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Unnecessary exposure to risks of heparin therapy
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Severe and permanent brain damage
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/8/2006			06-02491CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			7/11/2007
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
Other			Stipulation for Order of Dropping defendnat with p
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
7/11/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$100,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$125,875

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$35,213

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Further study of tritation o fheparin therapy

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