Dr. LAKHABHAI GEDIA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LAKHABHAI GEDIA, MD

10616 East Main Street

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
13-4235490
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	John		D	King
Street Address
901 south mopac Blvd V ste 400
City				State	Zip
Austin				TX	78746
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(512) 425 - 5940		(512) 328 - 8067	john-king@tmlt.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Lakhabhai			Gedia
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		10616 East Main Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Thonotosassa		FL	33592	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
144744		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME45500		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
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
WELLCARE OF FLORIDA, INC.		20910034
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		outpatient physician's office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/13/2017		1/29/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
54 Decedent presented to reporting physician office as a walk in patient with complaints of a history of chest like pain after taking pain medications following a recent MVA
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Decedent presented to the reporting physician clinic after calling ahead to report his symptoms. Decedent never saw the reporting physician but office nurse did communicate to reporting physician the symptoms reported by Decedent when he presented
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
The allegations against reporting physician was that he failed to treat the walk in patient who had reported recent chest like symptoms after taking pain medications prescribed by another physician following a MVA. The allegation was that reporting physician should have referred the Decedent to the emergency room
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Decedent suffered a fatal attack the following day in the evening.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/2/2018			18-CA-004068
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			4/18/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Optum Services, Inc WellMed Medical Management
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
5/8/2019

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

$16,940

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$7,443

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

none

Does Dr. LAKHABHAI GEDIA, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

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

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