Dr. MAHENDRAKUMAR A PATEL, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MAHENDRAKUMAR A PATEL, MD

201 E Gibson Street

Indemnity Paid: $99,999.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
13-4235490
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Antrine			Long
Street Address
361 Hillsboro Blvd.
City				State	Zip
Deerfield Beach				FL	33441
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 788 - 5184		(954) 944 - 1382	along@picinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Mahendrakumar		A	Patel
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		201 E Gibson Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Arcadia		FL	34266	Desoto
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
133355		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME47370		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Desoto
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
Other		Patient's home
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/2/2007		6/17/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The Patient had a history of smoking, hyperlipidemia, and chest pain. Patient had a Myocardial Infarction and Coronary bypass in 2000. The patient's primary care physician ordered a nuclear stress test which was interpreted by our insured physician.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Insured performed a stress test on 02/02/2007. There were no EKG abnormalities with exercise or anything remarkable found in result of the stress test. The patient continued care with his PCP and went on to have a myocardial infarction a few months later.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
A claim was made against all of the patient's healthcare providers, including the insured physician, claiming his cardiac condition was not properly diagnosed or treated.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient experienced a mild MI and cardiac catherization and died several years later. An earlier Coronary angiography would not have prevented the cardiac catheterization.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/10/2011			2009-CA-001068
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Desoto			1/13/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Desoto Memorial Hospital, Inc. Arcadia General Internal Medicine, Inc.
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
1/6/2015

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$99,999

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$64,555

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$20,657

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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