Dr. RICHARD LACALAMITO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. RICHARD LACALAMITO, MD

635 1st St. North

Indemnity Paid: $35,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Steven		R	Carey
Street Address
4651 Salisbury Rd. Suite 410
City				State	Zip
Jacksonville				FL	32256
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(904) 309 - 8127		(904) 309 - 8127	scarey@norcal-group.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Richard			Lacalamito
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		635 1st St. North
City		State	Zip Code	County
Winter Haven		FL	33881	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
GL01000017		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS7211		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL		100052
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/27/2013		11/3/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient had complaints of abdominal pain and nausea after eating.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Allegations state physician misdiagnosed the patient as having chronic cholecystitis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Plaintiff alleging to have suffered pain, bodily injuries, disfigurement, mental anguish.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/15/2016			16-CA-381
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Polk			4/4/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Speyerer, MD, David Gessler Clinic, P.A.
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
2/10/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$35,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$15,049

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Circumstances of the case have been discussed with the insured and Risk Management.

Does Dr. RICHARD LACALAMITO, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. RICHARD LACALAMITO, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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