Dr. LAURA R PAULK, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LAURA R PAULK, MD

20 West Kaley Street

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS PREFERRED INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
27-0087259
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Daniel		J	Dupre
Street Address
9310 Old Kings Rd. SouthSuite 702
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32257
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 332 - 7841		(904) 332 - 7842	ddupre@physicianspreferred.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Laura		R	Paulk
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		20 West Kaley Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Orlando		FL	32806	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
10131		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME76046		Radiology - Diagnostic - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SOUTH LAKE HOSPITAL		100051
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/15/2001		1/6/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Cardiomyopathy
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Thallium Scan
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
The claim alleged that the insured failed to recognize and report left ventricular septal wall ischemia.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The patient died of a heart attack over three years later.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/16/2005			2005CA1527
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Lake			7/13/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Harrison, D.O., Matthew B
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
7/3/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$50,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$21,308

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

The defense had very supportive expert opinion. Case was settled on a compromise basis.

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Does Dr. LAURA R PAULK, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. LAURA R PAULK, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).