Dr. RAJA TALATI, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. RAJA TALATI, MD

1700 SE Hillmoor Drive Suite 401

Indemnity Paid: $69,825.00

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	Raja			Talati
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1700 SE Hillmoor Drive Suite 401
City		State	Zip Code	County
Port Saint Lucie		FL	34952	St. Lucie
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10112		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME87361		Internal Medicine - Minor Surgery		01

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	St. Lucie
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Physician's Office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/5/2012		3/20/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Aortic valvulopathy with cardomegaly.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Allege failure to order appropriate cardicac testing &/or refer patient to cardiologist for further evaluation & treatment; failure to order stress test &/or echocardiogram; failure to work-up patient's parethesia complaint; failure to order lipid panel & failure to schedule follow up appointments.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented 2/22/12 with complaints of fatigue for past 6 months & numbness in right arm & bilateral legs. Physician ordered chest x-ray, CT of chest, EKG & labs. Assessment was fatigue-malaise, hernia & prostate disorder. Patient seen five more times with last visit being on 5/30/12 for hematuria evaluation. On 8/5/12, patient expired from aortic valvulopathy with cardiomegaly.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/31/2013			562013CA002241
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
St. Lucie			6/27/2014
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
6/25/2014

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$69,825

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$15,784

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,395

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$41,325

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Review of policies and procedures.

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