Dr. KEVIN V PALMER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. KEVIN V PALMER, MD

11373 Cortez Blvd, Ste 201

Brooksville, FL

34613

Hernando

Court Case # CA093545

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201264434
Claim Number :	5140577-01
Date Submitted :	9/23/2013

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICAL PROTECTIVE COMPANY (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
35-0506406
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Susan		K	Spielman
Street Address
5814 Reed Road
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340			reportaclaim@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kevin		V	Palmer
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		11373 Cortez Blvd, Ste 201
City		State	Zip Code	County
Brooksville		FL	34613	Hernando
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
733257		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME70806		Surgery - Vascular

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
OAK HILL HOSPITAL		100264
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/7/2007		4/20/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Hernia
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Surgical Repair
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Improper treatment and delay in diagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Hypoxic brain damage with amputations
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/16/2009			CA093545
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hernando			7/18/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
HCA Health Services of Florida Inc dba Oak Hill Hospital Piduru MD, Mallik A West Coast Surgical Associates PL Manubay MD, John A Nature Coast Surgical Associates PA Abuzarad MD, Husam Physicians Partners Network PA Bourghli MD, Mahmoud Delta Health PA Menendez MD, Francisco Gil MD, Surrinder Soliman MD, FawziM Fawzi M Soliman MD PA dba Gulf Coast Surgery Ctr
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
3/27/2012

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

$33,720

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$12,031

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

2/15/2013 12:10:57 PM

Reason for Change:

Update ALE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	12024	12031
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	32286	33713

Date of Change:

9/23/2013 3:01:07 PM

Reason for Change:

Update ALE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	33713	33720

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Court Case # CA-2007-2662

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201265397
Claim Number :	131198
Date Submitted :	11/19/2012

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
06-0464510
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Teresa			Ross
Street Address
One Park Plaza P.O. Box 555
City				State	Zip
Nashville				TN	37202
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 344 - 5804			Teresa.Ross@HCAHealthcare.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kevin			Palmer
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		11373 Cortez Blvd #201
City		State	Zip Code	County
Brooksville		FL	34613	Hernando
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HAZ2075006282		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME70806		Physicians or Surgeons - Major Surgery.NOC classification.		01

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Pasco
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SPRING HILL REGIONAL HOSPITAL		111525
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/22/2005		5/2/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Ventral hernia.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient underwent elective ventral hernia repair on 7/22/05 by laparoscopy.Between 7/22/05 postoperative period & 7/25/05 she deteriorated. She was returned to surgery on 7/25/05 where three small perforations were found that were approximately 2 inches long. They were repaired, mesh was removed & end-to-end anastomosis was done. She remained in the ICU & had a very stormy hospital course complicated by respiratory failure, requiring trachesotomy, sepsis, acute renal failure, anemia, hyperthermia, encephalopathy, intra-abdominal infection, peritonitis, fungal aortic valve endocarditis, & C-diff.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Three small bowel perforations.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/12/2007			CA-2007-2662
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hernando			11/12/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Spring Hill Regional Hospital
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
10/31/2012

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

$316,738

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$193,492

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$250,000	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Review of policies and procedures.

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case # 2014-CA-000822

Indemnity Paid: $175,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201678538
Claim Number :	1014145-01
Date Submitted :	2/20/2017

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICAL PROTECTIVE COMPANY (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
35-0506406
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Lynn			Louthan
Street Address
5814 Reed Road
City				State	Zip
Ft Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0778			reportaclaim@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kevin		V	Palmer
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		11373 Cortez Blvd, Ste 201
City		State	Zip Code	County
Brooksville		FL	34613	Hernando
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
733257		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME70806		Surgery - Vascular

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	Hernando
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
BAYONET POINT SURGERY & ENDOSCOPY CENTER		14960565
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/23/2012		6/17/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Lymphadenopathy
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Removal of lymph node from posterior neck
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Improper performance of procedure
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Pain; possible nerve damage
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/28/2014			2014-CA-000822
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hernando			5/10/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Access Management Company LLC Katz MD, Richard J Katz Orthopaedic Institute LLC
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
5/9/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$175,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$43,673

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$16,221

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$169,000

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

8/11/2016 9:28:15 AM

Reason for Change:

ALE UPDATED 8/11/2016

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	14779	16221
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	38068	43640

Date of Change:

2/20/2017 1:22:17 PM

Reason for Change:

ALE UPDATE 2/20/17

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	43640	43673

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Court Case # 13-CA-1927

Indemnity Paid: $165,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201574410
Claim Number :	1011746-01
Date Submitted :	1/27/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICAL PROTECTIVE COMPANY (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
35-0506406
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Susan		K	Spielman
Street Address
5814 Reed Road
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340			reportaclaim@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kevin		V	Palmer
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		11373 Cortez Blvd, Ste 201
City		State	Zip Code	County
Brooksville		FL	34613	Hernando
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
733257		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME70806		Surgery - Vascular

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	Hernando
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
OAK HILL HOSPITAL		100264
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/17/2011		1/25/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Abdominal pain
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Exam and surgery
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Improper performance
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
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
9/5/2013			13-CA-1927
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hernando			4/21/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Piduru MD, Mallik Healthcare Physicians LLC
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
4/20/2015

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$165,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$40,649

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$9,482

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$157,667

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

8/25/2015 4:20:56 PM

Reason for Change:

ALE UPDATE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	7722	9482
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	35423	40517

Date of Change:

1/27/2016 3:01:08 PM

Reason for Change:

ALE UPDATE 1/27/2016

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	40517	40649

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