Dr. LORRAINE FARKAS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LORRAINE FARKAS, MD

3800 Coconut Creek Parkway

Indemnity Paid: $185,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen			Kessler
Street Address
110 Westwood Place
City				State	Zip
Brentwood				TN	37027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Lorraine			Farkas
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3800 Coconut Creek Parkway
City		State	Zip Code	County
Coconut Creek		FL	33066	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
10123		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO2281

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
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
3/29/2001		7/2/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Ulceration under cuboid region of left foot secondary to Charcot
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Debridement, dressing and off-loading
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient developed infection two weeks after last visit with insured, and he went on to have BKA.This resulted in allegation of improper treatment.At mostly all visits, insured clearly noted there were no signs of infection, including no edema, erythema or pus.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/13/2003			03-02882
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			2/1/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Lorraine R. Farkas, DPM, 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
2/3/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$185,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$107,419

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$21,274

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

None

Updates

Date of Change:

4/11/2007 1:04:35 PM

Reason for Change:

License # added

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Insured License Number		PO2281

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

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