Dr. RAJIV CHANDRA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. RAJIV CHANDRA, MD

20 E MELBOURNE AVE STE 104

MELBOURNE, FL

32901

Brevard

Court Case # 05-2009-CA-065580

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201265138
Claim Number :	29475
Date Submitted :	1/30/2013

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1449198
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Street Address
8427 South Park Circle Suite 130
City				State	Zip
Orlando				FL	32819
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(407) 370 - 3813		(407) 370 - 2247	ctschanz@magmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Rajiv			Chandra
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		20 E. Melbourne Ave., #104
City		State	Zip Code	County
Melbourne		FL	32901	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PSL 1602511 00		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME40309		Surgery - Cardiovascular Disease

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100019
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/23/2007		1/28/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Pulmonary embolism
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
No iatrogenic injury
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to timely diagnose pulmonary embolism
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Pulmonary embolism
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/10/2009			05-2009-CA-065580
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			12/11/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Puskur, MD, Bhavani Archibald, ARNP, Tammy St. Clair, MD, Douglas Holmes Regional Medical Center
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
10/5/2012

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$500,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$30,416

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$6,783

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$6,602	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$300,000
Other Expenses	$5,719	$400,000

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

Risk management has counseled insured

Updates

Date of Change:

1/30/2013 1:40:20 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect Court Document final disposition date of 12/11/12

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date of Final Disposition	05-OCT-12	11-DEC-12

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Court Case # 05-2002-04-CA-005974

Indemnity Paid: $125,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200848686
Claim Number :	265922
Date Submitted :	1/9/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MEDICAL PROTECTIVE COMPANY (THE)				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
35-0506406
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Mary			Osborn
Street Address
5814 Reed Rd
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(800) 463 - 3776	6604	(260) 486 - 0785	Mary.Osborn@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	RAJIV			CHANDRA
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		20 E MELBOURNE AVE STE 104
City		State	Zip Code	County
MELBOURNE		FL	32901	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
611822		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME40309		Cardiovascular Disease - Minor Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER		100019
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/28/2000		4/23/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
KIDNEY FAILURE
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
RIGHT LAPROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY, ADRENALECTOMY
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
FAIL TO TIMELY DIAGNOSE POST OP BLEEDING
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
DEATH
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/23/2002			05-2002-04-CA-005974
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			2/7/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
KHAIR-EL-DIN, TARIK HOLMES REGIONAL MEDICAL PORTER,RN, JEAN WESCO,RN, KIMBERLY ZAMBINSKI,MD, PETER SARACINO,MD, ANTHONY BOONE,PA, CHARLES RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES GURRI,MD, JOSEPH BREVARD PHYSICIANS GROUP OLIVER-GREEN,RN, KRYSTAL RICE,RN, KELLIE
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
2/7/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$125,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$131,623

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$51,877

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

1/9/2009 11:22:43 AM

Reason for Change:

UPDATED ALE ON THE CASE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	109518	131623
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	39721	51877

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