Dr. RALPH ZIPPER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. RALPH ZIPPER, MD

200 S Harbor City Blvd Ste 401

Melbourne, FL

32901

Brevard

Court Case # 05-2017-CA-023454-xx

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201780938
Claim Number :	1026741
Date Submitted :	8/22/2018

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	Lynn			Louthan
Street Address
5814 Reed Road
City				State	Zip
Ft Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0778			reportaclaim@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ralph			Zipper
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		200 S Harbor City Blvd Ste 401
City		State	Zip Code	County
Melbourne		FL	32901	Brevard
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
756153		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME76190		Gynecology - Minor 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
			F	Brevard
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
WUESTHOFF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL		23960034
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/12/2005		7/1/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
suburethral sling, vaginal repair
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
injury to pudendal artery and malpositioned mesh
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
transfusions and anti body development making future transfusions difficult
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/13/2017			05-2017-CA-023454-xx
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Brevard			6/19/2018
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Dr Ralph Zipper MD PA
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
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$18,379

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$2,448

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:

1/24/2017 3:28:25 PM

Reason for Change:

correction of file number

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Claim Number	1015058	1026741
Specialty Code	Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology	Gynecology - Minor Surgery

Date of Change:

6/29/2018 10:46:09 AM

Reason for Change:

case was reopened when suit was file, suit has now closed. This has been updated with the new information.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date of Final Disposition	10-JAN-17	19-JUN-18
County Suit Filed In		Brevard
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	1239	2214
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	3983	16715
Defendant Entity Name		Dr Ralph Zipper MD PA
Final Disposition	Dropped before Action Filed	No Payment Made
No Other Defendants	1	0
Court Case Number		05-2017-CA-023454-xx
Legal System Stage	Claim or suit abandoned.	More than 90 days, after suit filed and prior to or during the course of mandatory settlement conference.

Date of Change:

8/22/2018 2:17:05 PM

Reason for Change:

ALE UPDATE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	16715	18379
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	2214	2448

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