Dr. NILOUFER KERO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. NILOUFER KERO, MD

11373 Cortez Blvd., Suite 401

Brooksville, FL

34613

Hernando

Court Case # 97-1383 CA01

Indemnity Paid: $497,500.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200848457
Claim Number :	E24511-01
Date Submitted :	8/20/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		PROASSURANCE INDEMNITY COMPANY, INC.
Street Address
13919 Carrollwood Village Run
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33618
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 969 - 2010		(813) 969 - 2120	SNorris@ProAssurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Niloufer			Kero
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		11373 Cortez Blvd., Suite 401
City		State	Zip Code	County
Brooksville		FL	34613	Hernando
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-1004364-00		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME43867		Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Hernando
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
OAK HILL HOSPITAL		100264
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Labor and Delivery Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/19/1994		4/19/1996

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Term pregnancy.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Termination of pregnancy.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Neurogenic bladder.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/18/1997			97-1383 CA01
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hernando			1/29/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Sztulman, Luciano Niloufer Kero, M.D., d/b/a Suncoast Obstetrics and Gynecolog
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
1/30/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$497,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$130,164

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$62,598

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$497,500

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 has discussed case with insurance company personnel, medical experts and defense counsel.

Updates

Date of Change:

8/20/2009 12:02:18 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	128715	130164
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	61927	62598

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Court Case # 2015-CA-000323

Indemnity Paid: $105,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201677185
Claim Number :	14-0149-A-13
Date Submitted :	2/16/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Dionysia			Lawson
Street Address
560 Davis Street
City				State	Zip
San Francisco				CA	94111
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(415) 735 - 2013		(415) 735 - 2097	dlawson@norcalmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Niloufer			Kero
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		11373 Cortez Blvd. Suite 207
City		State	Zip Code	County
Brooksville		FL	34613	Hernando
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
CM01000254		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME43867		Surgery - Gynecology

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Hernando
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
OAK HILL HOSPITAL		100264
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/22/2013		7/14/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient was experiencing pain and increased bleeding during menstruation
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient underwent a robotically assisted hysterectomy
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None Shown
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Ureteral injury during surgery
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/16/2015			2015-CA-000323
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hernando			2/5/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Suncoast Gynecology, PA dba SunCoast Gynecology
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
2/5/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$105,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$26,608

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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

Circumstances if this case were discussed with the insured and risk management was notified. Risk management discussed the case with the insured.

Updates

No updates found.

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