Dr. PAUL D CALISE, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. PAUL D CALISE, MD

2021 E. Commercial Blvd., Ste. 20

Fort Lauderdale, FL

33308

Broward

Court Case # CACE08001102

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201263433
Claim Number :	10165
Date Submitted :	9/11/2012

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	Melodee			Dixon
Street Address
4655 Salisbury Road
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 296 - 2887	209	(904) 296 - 1013	mdixon@fldic.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Paul		D	Calise
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2021 E. Commercial Blvd., Ste. 20
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Lauderdale		FL	33308	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
10040		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME48776		Neurology - Including Child - No Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Holy Cross Hospital		100073
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/18/2006		4/11/2008

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Insured was called to consult on patient's condition following stenting surgery performed by another physician.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
None performed.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to go to the hospital and evaluate the patient STAT, failure to order CT scan in light of patient's deteriorating condition.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
8/29/2008			CACE08001102
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			3/8/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Rush, M.D., Michael J South Florida Medical Emaging, P.A. Holy Cross Hospital Cimera, M.D., James Sunrise Medical Group
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During trial, but before court verdict.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
3/8/2012

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

$262,384

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

$100,000

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 of this case have been discussed with the Insured and Risk Management was notified.Risk Management has discussed thie case with the Insured.

Updates

Date of Change:

9/11/2012 8:14:01 AM

Reason for Change:

Additional ALAE received.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	174478	262384

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