Dr. LAWRENCE P HALE, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LAWRENCE P HALE, MD

1872 Tamiami Trail South, Ste F

Venice, FL

34293

Sarasota

Court Case # 2009CA004219

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201161076
Claim Number :	282930
Date Submitted :	9/17/2012

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICAL PROTECTIVE COMPANY (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
35-0506406
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Susan		K	Spielman
Street Address
5814 Reed Road
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340			reportaclaim@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Lawrence		P	Hale
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1872 Tamiami Trail South, Ste F
City		State	Zip Code	County
Venice		FL	34293	Sarasota
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
569744		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Dentistry
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
DN15980		Dentists - NOC classification.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Sarasota
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/7/2004		11/14/2008

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Dental decay
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Extraction/ Immediate dentures
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Unnecessary treatment; no comprehensive exam
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Unnecessary loss of teeth, further restoration
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/5/2009			2009CA004219
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Sarasota			7/15/2011
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Today's Dentistry PA
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
Directed verdict for defendant.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
7/15/2011

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

$66,542

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$29,354

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$15,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

2/13/2012 2:35:08 PM

Reason for Change:

Update ALE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	16093	23560
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	37884	62255

Date of Change:

9/17/2012 3:56:12 PM

Reason for Change:

ALE UPDATE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	23560	29354
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	62255	66542

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201680631
Claim Number :	1029505
Date Submitted :	12/15/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICAL PROTECTIVE COMPANY (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
35-0506406
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Lynn			Louthan
Street Address
5814 Reed Road
City				State	Zip
Ft Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0778			reportaclaim@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Lawrence		P	Hale
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1872 Tamiami Trail S Ste F
City		State	Zip Code	County
Venice		FL	34293	Sarasota
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
569744		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Dentistry
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
DN15980		Dentists - NOC classification.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Sarasota
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/23/2013		11/9/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Existing bridge had fallen out
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
RTC post retro fitted bridge
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Negligent care and treatment resulting in permanent damage
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Vertical fractures, infection, loss of tooth #20
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			11/30/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Dropped before Action Filed
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?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$3,672

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$1,478

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

n/a

Updates

No updates found.

*NR: Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201780812
Claim Number :	1019906
Date Submitted :	1/9/2017

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICAL PROTECTIVE COMPANY (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
35-0506406
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Lynn			Louthan
Street Address
5814 Reed Road
City				State	Zip
Ft Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0778			reportaclaim@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Lawrence		P	Hale
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1872 Tamiami Trail S Ste F
City		State	Zip Code	County
Venice		FL	34293	Sarasota
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
569744		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Dentistry
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
DN15980		Dentists

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Special Procedure Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/9/2014		7/1/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Retained root tip
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Extraction with prescription for amoxicillin
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Allergy to penicillin
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Hospitalization
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			1/4/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
No Payment Made
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?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$631

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

n/a

Updates

No updates found.

*NR: Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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