Dr. MELINDA V RULLAN, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MELINDA V RULLAN, MD

8900 N. Kendall Drive, Suite 413

Miami, FL

33176

Dade

Court Case # 03-02352 CA11

Indemnity Paid: $1,536,300.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200641688
Claim Number :	130328
Date Submitted :	2/27/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Maria			Gonzalez
Street Address
2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 200
City				State	Zip
Miramar				FL	33027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 602 - 5834			mgonzalez@pronational.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Melinda		V	Rullan
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8900 N. Kendall Drive, Suite 413
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33176	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP40906		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME82873		Intensive Care Medicine		0

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

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
BAPTIST HOSPITAL		100093
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/26/2001		4/27/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Intracranial hemorrhage
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged failure to order neurological work-up, administer Vitamin K and fresh frozen plasma
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis made
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Intracranial hemorrhage
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/27/2004			03-02352 CA11
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			2/14/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Schrager, Bernard Gastroenterology Care Center, Inc. Slomianski, Arie
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After notice of appeal is filed or post judgment relief of action is required for recovery.
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
2/14/2006

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$1,536,300

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$57,360

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$53,119

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$1,536,300

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 discussed claim with insurance personnel and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

6/8/2007 9:10:44 AM

Reason for Change:

An additional $300,000 was paid for plaintiff's attorney's fees and costs ($16,103 costs & $283,897 attorney's fees).

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	48301	65409
Indemnity Paid	1236300	1536300
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	1236300	1536300
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	36962	54647

Date of Change:

8/27/2007 11:40:25 AM

Reason for Change:

Additional invoices were paid after file closed.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	65409	65579
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	54647	57345

Date of Change:

2/27/2009 2:52:37 PM

Reason for Change:

Addl invoices were paid and adjustments were made after file closed.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	65579	53119
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	57345	57360

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