Dr. MARWAN ISKANDARANI, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MARWAN ISKANDARANI, MD

85 NW 168TH STREET, STE A

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL

33169

Dade

Court Case # 03-14319 CA 06

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200535349
Claim Number :	83-008947
Date Submitted :	6/1/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-2575892
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Deanon			Davis
Street Address
4680 Wilshire Blvd/. Sixth Floor
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90010
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(323) 930 - 6346			deanon.davis@farmersinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	MARWAN			ISKANDARANI
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		85 NW 168TH STREET, STE A
City		State	Zip Code	County
NORTH MIAMI BEACH		FL	33169	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0118062630000		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME45030		Internal Medicine - Minor Surgery

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
CEDARS MEDICAL CENTER		100009
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/27/2001		1/13/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ENDOSCOPY AND SPHINCTEROTOMY ON 04-27-01 WHICH RESULTED IN A SEVERED GASTRODUODENAL ARTERY THAT CONTINUED TO BLEED FOLLOWING THIS PROCEDURE.THE PATIENT'S CONDITION DETERIORATED AS A RESULT OF HYPOVOLEMIA, AND THE PATIENT ULTIMATELY EXPIRED ON 05-07-01.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ENDOSCOPY AND SPHINCTEROTOMY WHICH RESULTED IN A SEVERED GASTRODUODENAL ARTERY THAT CONTINUED TO BLEED FOLLOWING THIS PROCEDURE.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
NONE, THE PATIENT PASSED AWAY.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
WRONGFUL DEATH
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/25/2003			03-14319 CA 06
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			5/17/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
CEDARS MEDICAL CENTER
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
5/26/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$25,413

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$12,132

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$3,000,000
Other Expenses	$3,000,000	$0

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

NONE, THE PATIENT WAS MANAGED AND DIAGNOSED APPROPRIATELY.DR. ISKANDARANI APPROPRIATELY PERFORMED THE ERCP AND DID EVERYTHING APPROPRIATE TO CONTROL THE BLEEDING.WHILE THE RESULTING OUTCOME WAS NOT GOOD, IT WAS NOT AS A RESULT OF ANY NEGLIGENCE.

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