Dr. PETER A NAMNUM, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. PETER A NAMNUM, MD

8 Mendota Lane

Fort Lauderdale, FL

33308

Broward

Court Case # CACE-15-019547

Indemnity Paid: $115,388.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201678596
Claim Number :	197229
Date Submitted :	6/1/2018

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	Denise			Stokes
Street Address
100 Brookwood Place
City				State	Zip
Birmingham				AL	35209
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(205) 802 - 4790		(205) 802 - 4710	claimscompliancereporting@proassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Peter		A	Namnum
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8 Mendota Lane
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Lauderdale		FL	33308	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP56736		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME61361		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

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	Broward
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
BROWARD GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER		100039
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/22/2013		8/21/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Burning in chest, chest pain, dyspnea
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Medical evaluation and treatment
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Not disclosed
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
34 YOM admitted for chest discomfort & dyspnea following inhalation of fire extinguisher fumes expired 1 day later due to pulmonary embolus.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/11/2015			CACE-15-019547
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			5/19/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
North Broward hospital District
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
Award for plaintiff.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$115,388

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$31,577

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,510

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$115,388

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 case with defense conousel, insurance personnel and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

6/14/2016 1:29:03 PM

Reason for Change:

updated indemnity amount

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Indemnity Paid	0	225000
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	225000
Settlement Reached	0	1

Date of Change:

7/13/2016 5:49:11 PM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE amounts

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	16009	20293
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	2372	2571

Date of Change:

10/7/2016 12:30:20 PM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	20293	24291
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	2571	4358

Date of Change:

11/3/2016 3:32:29 PM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	24291	24568

Date of Change:

12/29/2016 11:59:02 AM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	24568	24901

Date of Change:

1/3/2017 11:18:45 AM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	24901	26215

Date of Change:

2/2/2017 2:13:13 PM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	4358	4372
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	26215	27880

Date of Change:

4/7/2017 3:25:29 PM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE/indemnity information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	27880	28268
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	225000	115388
Indemnity Paid	225000	115388
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	4372	4374

Date of Change:

7/28/2017 10:07:12 AM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	28268	31189
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	4374	4426

Date of Change:

9/29/2017 1:12:58 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	31189	31244

Date of Change:

11/13/2017 4:40:58 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	4426	4509
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	31244	31281

Date of Change:

1/10/2018 11:12:18 AM

Reason for Change:

Updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	4509	4510
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	31281	31411

Date of Change:

2/16/2018 12:17:50 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	31411	31485

Date of Change:

3/29/2018 12:30:13 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	31485	31540

Date of Change:

6/1/2018 1:10:14 PM

Reason for Change:

updated alae

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	31540	31577

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Court Case # 09033813-12

Indemnity Paid: $70,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201989819
Claim Number :	156986
Date Submitted :	3/6/2020

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE INDEMNITY COMPANY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
63-0720042
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Lauren			Archer
Street Address
100 Brookwood Place
City				State	Zip
Birmingham				AL	35209
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(205) 439 - 7921			larcher@proassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Peter			Namnum
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8 Mendota Lane
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Lauderdale		FL	33308	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
ME61361		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME61361		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

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	Broward
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
BROWARD GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER		100039
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
5/2/2008		11/19/2008

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient was admitted to hospital with rash, fever, weakness and sweats. Patient was on multiple medications, developed liver failure and died of multiple organ failure.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient with multiple comorbidities was admitted with fever, sweats, weakness and rash. Patient was on multiple medications including Vancomycin, Protonix, Lopressor, Plavix and aspirin. Patient developed liver failure and passed away.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No description of any misdiagnosis made of the patientÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â¿s actual condition
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient was admitted with fever, rash and developed liver failure and died.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/1/2009			09033813-12
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			10/1/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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
8/28/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$70,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$158,878

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$45,133

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$70,000

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 case with defense counsel , insurance personnel, and medical experts.

Updates

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