Dr. KAREN FERGUSON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. KAREN FERGUSON, MD

5200 Babcock Street NE, Suite 101

Palm Bay, FL

32905

Brevard

Court Case # 94-08975-CA-T

Indemnity Paid: $215,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200848703
Claim Number :	E18081-01
Date Submitted :	3/11/2010

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 CASUALTY 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	Karen			Ferguson
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		5200 Babcock Street NE, Suite 101
City		State	Zip Code	County
Palm Bay		FL	32905	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-1005639-00		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME37491		Surgery - Gynecology		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	Brevard
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100019
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/14/1992		10/21/1992

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding with anemia.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged ureter injury causing subsequent surgeries, drainage procedures and stent placement.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/8/1994			94-08975-CA-T
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			2/20/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Oliveira, Griffith & Ferguson, M.D.s, 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
2/25/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$215,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$260,938

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$186,824

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$215,000

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:

8/20/2009 11:43:48 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	181825	182149
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	259716	260938

Date of Change:

3/11/2010 11:12:33 AM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	182149	186824

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