Dr. RAMESH SHAH, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Dr. RAMESH SHAH, MD

4910 North Armenia Aveue

Tampa, FL

33603

Hillsborough

Court Case # 02-09535

Indemnity Paid: $900,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200537029
Claim Number :	116677
Date Submitted :	10/5/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		ProNational Insurance Company
Street Address
13919 Carrollwood Village Run
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33618
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 969 - 2010		(813) 969 - 2120	SNorris@ProAssurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ramesh			Shah
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4910 North Armenia Aveue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33603	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-0251600-00		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME32508		Hematology - Minor Surgery		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
University Community Hospital		100173
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/22/2000		5/17/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient with history of colon cancer presented with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Bowel obstruction.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient vomited, aspirated and expired.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/14/2002			02-09535
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			10/27/2004
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Patterson, Stephen G Bay Area Oncology, M.D., P.A. University Community Hospital, Inc. d/b/a University Communi
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Disposed of by Court
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the plaintiff.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
9/20/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$900,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$66,367

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$87,171

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

Insured has discussed case with insurance company personnel, medical experts and defense counsel.

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201472657
Claim Number :	1011901-01
Date Submitted :	8/25/2015

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	Susan		K	Spielman
Street Address
5814 Reed Road
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340			reportaclaim@medpro.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Ramesh		K	Shah
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4371 Veronica S Shoemaker Blvd
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Myers		FL	33916	Lee
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
768276		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME32508		Hematology - 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
			F	Hillsborough
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Outpatient Facility		Florida Cancer Specialists
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Special Procedure Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/12/2012		1/28/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Anemia
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
IV infed treatment
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Iron supplements should have been given rather than treatment
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Anaphylactic reaction to iron resulting in death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			10/29/2014
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Shah DO, Shalin R Florida Cancer Specialists PL
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
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

$15,567

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$7,016

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:

2/13/2015 10:26:09 AM

Reason for Change:

ALE UPDATE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	5423	7133
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	13094	15567

Date of Change:

8/25/2015 4:26:47 PM

Reason for Change:

ALE UPDATE

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	7133	7016

*NR: Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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