Dr. LAWRENCE KATZELL, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LAWRENCE KATZELL, MD

2000 N.E. 49th Street

Indemnity Paid: $10,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Holy Cross Hospital, Inc.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-0791028		4069
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Mike			Pace
Street Address
4725 North Federal Highway
City				State	Zip
Fort Lauderdale				FL	33308
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 492 - 5780			mike.pace@holy-cross.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	LAWRENCE			KATZELL
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		2000 N.E. 49th Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Lauderdale		FL	33308	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
Self Insured Trust1		$2,000,000		$2,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME35843		Internal Medicine - No Surgery		ME35843

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Patient's Home
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/17/1999		8/1/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Spinal stenosis w/radiculopathy
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Fluroscopic epidural with steroid injection. Patient had to discontinue Coumadin therapy for epidural procedure. Alleged that discontinuing Coumadin caused CVA.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Acute Cerebrovascular Accident
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/2/2002			00-00450 03
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			6/5/2003
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$10,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$20,757

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

N/A

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