Dr. PANDURANGAN KRISHNARAJ, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. PANDURANGAN KRISHNARAJ, MD

37840 Medical Arts Court

Zephyrhills, FL

33541

Pasco

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $225,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201781110
Claim Number :	154759-3
Date Submitted :	12/21/2017

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTH CARE INDEMNITY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
61-0904881
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Teresa			Ross
Street Address
One Park Plaza P.O. Box 555
City				State	Zip
Nashville				TN	37202
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 344 - 5804			Teresa.Ross@HCAHealthcare.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Pandurangan			Krishnaraj
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		508 S Habana Avenue Suite 160
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33609	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10115		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME52220		Physicians or Surgeons - Major Surgery. NOC classification.		01

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
			M	Hillsborough
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - TAMPA		100206
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/20/2015		3/26/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Morbid obesity.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy & expired about 12 hours later.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death, massive acute intraperitoneal/retroperitoneal hemorrhage.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			1/30/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
1/18/2017

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$225,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$23,787

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$6,550

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$150,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$150,000	$0

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

Review of policies and procedures.

Updates

Date of Change:

12/21/2017 1:22:03 PM

Reason for Change:

Additional LAE payments made.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	22672	23787
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	6094	6550

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

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Court Case # 02-1765CAES

Indemnity Paid: $120,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200536825
Claim Number :	00-0305
Date Submitted :	9/27/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
CLARENDON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
52-0266645
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy			Thomas
Street Address
2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South, 19th Floor; One Briarlake Plaza
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77042-361
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 8868		(713) 461 - 8130	nancy_thomas@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Pandurangan			Krishnaraj
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		37840 Medical Arts Court
City		State	Zip Code	County
Zephyrhills		FL	33541	Pasco
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
CMP0008109		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME52220		Surgery - General		80143

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
EAST PASCO MEDICAL CENTER		100046
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/17/2001		12/17/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient admitted to hospital from E.R. due to severe abdominal pain
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Surgical and G.I. consults obtained and work up revealed gallbladder disease.Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was done and patient discharged in stable condition.Expired following day.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Diagnosed with gall bladder disease.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death; alleged failure to diagnose dissecting aortic aneurysm.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/26/2002			02-1765CAES
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			9/26/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Blackstone, M.D., Harry Demers, D.O., Elizabeth Pasco Surgical Associates, P.A. Community Care Family Practice East Pasco Emergency Consultants, 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
6/10/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$120,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$22,252

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$2,187

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

This was a sudden and acute event and it is undetermined as to whether it could have been prevented.

Updates

No updates found.

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