| Department File Number : | M201677040 |
| Claim Number : | 191154 |
| Date Submitted : | 4/6/2016 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 38-2317569 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | Entity Name | ||||
| Entity | ProAssurance Companies | ||||
| Street Address | |||||
| 100 Brookwood Place | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Birmingham | AL | 35209 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (205) 439 - 7969 | jgrasse@proassurance.com | ||||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | John | C | Ruggian | ||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 1221 Southeast Sandia Drive | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| St Lucie | FL | 34983 | St. Lucie | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| MP44294 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME67996 | Internal Medicine - No Surgery | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | St. Lucie | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Outpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| N/A | 000000 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Recovery Room | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 4/19/2012 | 11/22/2013 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Ventral incisional hernia | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| Patient underwent surgical repair of hernia by another physician and twelve days post-op became hypotensive and septic. Surgical re-exploration revealed gangrenous gall bladder. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| No misdiagnosis was made | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Death as a result of gangrenous cholecystitis. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Death. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 4/29/2014 | 56-2014-CA-000093 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| St. Lucie | 2/8/2016 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| New York Medical Doctors, 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 | |||||
| Dropped before Action Filed | |||||
| Court Decision | Other | ||||
| No Court Proceedings. | |||||
| Arbitration | |||||
| Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
| Date of Payment | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $57,999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $16,542 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Insured discussed case with defense counsel, insurance personnel, and medical experts. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | ||||||||||
| Date of Change: | 4/6/2016 11:20:40 AM | |||||||||
| Reason for Change: | updating ALAE | |||||||||
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