Dr. LAWRENCE R GROBMAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LAWRENCE R GROBMAN, MD

3661 S. Miami Avenue, Suite 409

Miami, FL

33133

Dade

Court Case # 96-015009 (12)

Indemnity Paid: $295,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200533951
Claim Number :	A95-16579-95
Date Submitted :	1/10/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FIRST PROFESSIONALS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6614702
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Cheri		M	Montague
Street Address
1000 Riverside Drive, Suite 800
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32204
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(800) 741 - 3742	3043	(904) 358 - 6728	montague@fpic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Lawrence		R	Grobman
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3661 S. Miami Avenue, Suite 409
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33133	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
16069		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME42722		Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology		80155

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MERCY HOSPITAL, INC.		100061
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/13/1995		6/14/1995

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Abnormality of the carotid artery.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Left modified radical mastoidectomy and excision of glomus tumor with ossicular reconstruction.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
An aneurysm of the carotid artery was thought to be glomus tumor and was removed, causing occlusion of the internal carotid artery.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Left cerebral hemispheric infarction, resulting in right hemiparesis.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/5/1996			96-015009 (12)
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			12/17/2004
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Mercy Hospital HautmanMD, Stuart Prudential Insurance Company Coral Springs Diagnositc Center
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Disposed of by Court
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the plaintiff.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
12/17/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$295,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$395,763

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$242,706

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$134,000	$2,000,000
Wage Loss	$137,444	$862,368
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Insured now also looks at radiological studies prior to operating, rather that only relying on radiolgist's interpretation.

Updates

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Court Case # 03-12376 CA 03

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200851783
Claim Number :	18022-01
Date Submitted :	12/16/2008

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS ASSURANCE CORPORATION				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2102867
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Barbara		A	Evans
Street Address
1301 N. Hagadorn Road
City				State	Zip
East Lansing				MI	48823
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(517) 324 - 6570		(517) 333 - 2806	bevans@apassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Lawrence		R	Grobman
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3661 S. Miami Avenue, #409
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33133	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
125578		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME42722		Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MERCY HOSPITAL, INC.		100061
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/12/2000		8/21/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to insured physician with chief complaint of "fluid leaking from left ear."
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient was first treated conservatively, then on 12/12/2000 insured performed a left tympanomastoidectomy with closure of CSF leak.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient alleged that she should not have undergone surgery, that she should have been referred to a neurologist, and that the procedure was performed improperly.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/23/2003			03-12376 CA 03
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			12/10/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Lawrence Grobman, M.D., P.A. Goldberg, Scott H Scott H. Goldberg, M.D., P.A.
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
10/30/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$200,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$95,844

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$31,846

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

Insured consulted with claims personnel and defense counsel.$200,000 was paid in full and final settlement of all claims on behalf of our insured.Lawrence Grobman, M.D., P.A., an additionally insured corporation under this policy, was vicariously liable for the actions of Dr. Grobman.

Updates

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

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