Dr. KRISHANAVADAN SHROFF, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. KRISHANAVADAN SHROFF, MD

635 First Street North

Indemnity Paid: $27,500.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LLOYD'S, UNDERWRITERS AT, LONDON				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
98-0043838
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Judith			Garrette
Street Address
1330 Post Oak Blvd., Suite2325
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77056
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 235 - 8322		(713) 626 - 7356	Judith.Garrette@Catlin.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Krishanavadan			Shroff
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		635 First Street North
City		State	Zip Code	County
Winter Haven		FL	33881	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
400187		$250,000		$4,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME32254		Surgery - Cardiovascular Disease

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL		100052
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/5/2001		10/9/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to the ER complainting of shortness of breath with spasming left sided chest pain.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
An ER evaluation was done and the patient was discharged with instructions.
Diagnostic Code :		pulmonary
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Failure to diagnose pulmonary embolism
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient was noted to be diaphoretic and dyspenic. Further, he was then noted to have a persistent mildly elevated respiratory rate. Despite these symptoms. Patient was discharged with "chest pain", possibly non-cardiac"
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/1/2003			03-CA-1887
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			12/16/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Settlement Reached Prior to Pre-Suit Period
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
12/16/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$27,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$102,863

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

yes

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Dr. KRISHANAVADAN SHROFF, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).