Dr. KUL B GUPTA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. KUL B GUPTA, MD

3001 W DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
36-2950161
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CRYSTAL		L	ALSTON-BAYTON
Street Address
4600 COX ROAD
City				State	Zip
GLEN ALLEN				VA	23060
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(804) 864 - 3731		(855) 662 - 7535	CALSTONBAYTON@MARKELCORP.COM

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	KUL		B	GUPTA
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3001 W DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD
City		State	Zip Code	County
TAMPA		FL	33607	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MM823736		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME103161		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL NORTH		23960100
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/27/2011		12/9/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
4 cm heterogeneous mass within the posterior right tempora - occipital lobe with extensive vasogenic edema
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
improper discharge despite complaints of headaches with pt with known intracerebral abcess
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
FAILURE TO PERFORM PROPER AND/OR THOROUGH NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Allegations improper discharge in the face of the patient's complaints of headaches that worsened in a patient with known intracerebral abscess and no thorough neurological or neurosurgical evaluation. The alleged breaches of the standard of care resulted in brain death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/8/2014			14-CA-007566
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			5/5/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
COGENT HEALTHCARE OF PENSACOLA LLC
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After court verdict and prior to filing of notice of appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the plaintiff.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
8/23/2018

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$500,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$299,286

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$200,000

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

NONE

Does Dr. KUL B GUPTA, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. KUL B GUPTA, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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