Dr. JOHN A MASSON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOHN A MASSON, MD

616 E Street

Clearwater, FL

33756

Pinellas

Court Case # 04-7790-CI-21

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200747164
Claim Number :	128092
Date Submitted :	10/2/2008

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		ProNational Insurance Company
Street Address
13919 Carrollwood Village Run
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33618
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 969 - 2010		(813) 969 - 2120	SNorris@ProAssurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JOHN		A	MASSON
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		616 E Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Clearwater		FL	33756	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP38223		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME84169		Pulmonary Diseases - No Surgery		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL		100127
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/8/2003		1/9/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Fractured hip - pain management.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Anticoagulants during hospital stay not continued when patient transferred to a nursing home.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Pulmonary embolism resulting in death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/2/2004			04-7790-CI-21
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			9/6/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Bay Area Chest Physicians, P.A. DILELLA, VINCENT J V.J. Dilella, D.O., L.L.C. Kelly, Christopher P Reed, Shawn University of South Florida Board of Trustees Morton Plant Hospital Association, Inc. d/b/a Morton Plant H
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
9/24/2007

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

$39,851

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$8,998

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

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 has discussed case with insurance company personnel, medical experts and defense counsel.

Updates

Date of Change:

4/4/2008 11:45:42 AM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	7697	8998
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	250000
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	37081	38201

Date of Change:

10/2/2008 1:13:16 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	38201	39851

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