Dr. JOHN M CLARKE, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOHN M CLARKE, MD

1609 PASADENA AVE S STE 4C

SOUTH PASADENA, FL

33707

Pinellas

Court Case # 04-001352-CI-21

Indemnity Paid: $485,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200639106
Claim Number :	4043871
Date Submitted :	1/6/2006

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SOUTH PINELLAS MEDICAL TRUST				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6599936
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Andrew		L	Wallace
Street Address
P.O. Box 33020
City				State	Zip
St. Petersburg				FL	33733
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 522 - 7777	211	(727) 521 - 2902	awallace@wwwinsagency.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JOHN		M	CLARKE
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1609 PASADENA AVE S STE 4C
City		State	Zip Code	County
SOUTH PASADENA		FL	33707	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
27987-03		$500,000		$1,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME12246		Surgery - General

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
PALMS OF PASADENA HOSPITAL		100126
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/15/2000		9/16/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Premature peripheral artery disease.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Several failed surgical procedures to address patient's premature peripheral artery disease, which ultimately resulted in an above the knee amputation.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None although exact cause of continued surgical failures in question.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Several failed surgical procedures to address patient's premature peripheral artery disease, which ultimately resulted in an above the knee amputation.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/18/2004			04-001352-CI-21
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			12/5/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
John M. Clarke, M.D., P.A.
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
11/17/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$485,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$16,133

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$14,194

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

The physician extensively reviewed and considered his treatment of this unique and unusual situation and felt that his care was appropriate, such that no steps to make a reoccurrence less likely were deemed necessary.

Updates

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Court Case # 18001661CI

Indemnity Paid: $30,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201887012
Claim Number :	159396-2
Date Submitted :	11/14/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTH CARE INDEMNITY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
61-0904881
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Christina		J	Stoker
Street Address
1100 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Ste. 500
City				State	Zip
Nashville				TN	37203
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 344 - 1779		(866) 715 - 7235	christina.stoker@hcahealthcare.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JOHN		M	CLARKE
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1615 PASADENA AVE SOUTH STE 330
City		State	Zip Code	County
SAINT PETERSBURG		FL	33707	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10116		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME12246		Surgery - General

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
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
PALMS OF PASADENA HOSPITAL		100126
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/22/2016		10/4/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
NAUSEA, VOMITING AND WEIGHT LOSS.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
UNDERWENT SIGMOID RESECTION WITH ANASTOMOSIS FOR COLOVESICAL FISTULA.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
ASPIRATED POST OPERATIVELY; CARDIAC ARREST AND DEATH.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/16/2018			18001661CI
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			10/18/2018
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
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
9/17/2018

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$30,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$12,919

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$1,246

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$20,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$10,000	$0

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

REFERRED TO RISK MANAGEMENT.

Updates

No updates found.

*NR: Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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Court Case # 18-006507-CI

Indemnity Paid: $5,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201990806
Claim Number :	165176-2
Date Submitted :	12/10/2019

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTH CARE INDEMNITY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
61-0904881
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Christina		J	Stoker
Street Address
1100 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Ste. 500
City				State	Zip
Nashville				TN	37203
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 344 - 1779		(866) 715 - 7235	christina.stoker@hcahealthcare.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	JOHN			CLARKE
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1615 PASADENA AVE S STE 330
City		State	Zip Code	County
SAINT PETERSBURG		FL	33707	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10116		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME12246		Surgery - General

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
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
PALMS OF PASADENA HOSPITAL		100126
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/2/2016		7/9/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
UNDERWENT SCREENING COLONOSCOPY BY ANOTHER PHYSICIAN. DISCHARGED.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
PRESENTED W/COMPLAINTS OF ABDOMINAL PAIN. CT PERFORMED. NAMED PHYSICIAN CONSULTED ON PATIENT CONDITION.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
DELAY IN SURGICAL INTERVENTION TO REPAIR PERFORATED COLON.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/8/2018			18-006507-CI
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			11/25/2019
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
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
11/8/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$5,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$3,577

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$1,176

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$2,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$3,000	$0

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

REFERRED TO RISK MANAGEMENT.

Updates

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