Dr. LEILA L POSAW, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LEILA L POSAW, MD

3900 HOLLYWOOD BLVD., SUITE 101

HOLLYWOOD, FL

33021

Broward

Court Case # 008011CA01

Indemnity Paid: $42,500.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200221175
Claim Number :	16193-01
Date Submitted :	2/22/2007

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	Christine			Sampson
Street Address
200 East Gaines Street
City				State	Zip
Tallahassee				FL	32399
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(850) 413 - 5358		(850) 921 - 8243	Christine.Sampson@fldfs.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	LEILA		L	POSAW
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3900 HOLLYWOOD BLVD., SUITE 101
City		State	Zip Code	County
HOLLYWOOD		FL	33021	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
126126		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME76137		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery		N/A

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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 Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER		100034
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/17/1999		12/8/1999

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
FOOT LACERATION
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
THIS CASE INVOLVED AN ALLEGATION FROM THEN A 32 YEAR OLD SINGLE FEMALE PATIENT THAT OUR INSURED FAILED TO TIMELY DIAGNOSE A LACERATED EXTENSOR TENDON WHICH RESULTED IN A DELAYED REPAIR AND A COMPRISED SURGICAL RESULT.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
N/A
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
DELAYED REPAIR AND COMPRISED SURGICAL RESULT.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/27/2000			008011CA01
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			6/20/2002
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

$42,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$42,500

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 DEFENSE COUNSEL AND CLAIMS PERSONNEL REGARDING THIS MATTER.$42,500 WAS PAID AS FULL AND FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS ON BEHALF OF OUR INSURED. OUR INSURED (EMERGENCY MEDICINE SPECIALISTS) IS VICARIOUSLY LIABLE FOR THE ACTIONS OF LEILA POSAW, MD WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE.

Updates

Date of Change:

2/22/2007 3:19:10 PM

Reason for Change:

OIR updating Historical Closed Claim data.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Name of Institution		MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
Location Where Injured	Other Location	Hospital Outpatient Facility
Injured Person Address County		Dade
Insured Last Name	POSAW, MD	POSAW
County Injury Occurred In		Dade
Portal User Name	plcr_migration_dccs plcr_migration_dccs	Christine Sampson
Insured License Number	ME208722	ME76137
Location of Institutional Injury		Radiology, Emergency Room

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