Dr. RICHARD H MASON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Dr. RICHARD H MASON, MD

550 US Highway 27 North

Davenport, FL

33837

Polk

Court Case # 05-23368

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201160380
Claim Number :	PHY-04-37464
Date Submitted :	4/10/2011

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-1149494
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Nancy			Thomas
Street Address
2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South, 19th Floor; One Briarlake Plaza
City				State	Zip
Houston				TX	77042-361
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(713) 935 - 8868		(713) 461 - 8130	nancy_thomas@ajg.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Richard		H	Mason
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		9737 NW 41st STreet #419
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33178	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
679-2879		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME63166		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
COLUMBIA KENDALL MEDICAL CENTER		100209
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/24/2004		4/6/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Cardiac problems
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Admin of Heparin and monitoring PTT
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Monitoring related
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to properly administer and monitor Heparin
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/7/2005			05-23368
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			3/29/2011
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 subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment
11/4/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$100,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$152,916

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$60,672

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

The orders written by subject of this report were not followed by nursing staff.

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Court Case # 51-2003-CA-2904WS

Indemnity Paid: $60,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200538975
Claim Number :	18949
Date Submitted :	12/19/2005

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	cwehner@magmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Richard			Mason
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		550 US Highway 27 North
City		State	Zip Code	County
Davenport		FL	33837	Polk
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PSL 1600445 01		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME63166		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery		30810

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
SPRING HILL REGIONAL HOSPITAL		111525
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/30/2001		9/9/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Appendicitis
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
No iatrogenic injury
Diagnostic Code :		541.0
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged delay in diagnosis of appendicitis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Ruptured appendix
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/15/2004			51-2003-CA-2904WS
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pasco			12/7/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Martin, M.D., Laurence J Pasco-Hernando Surgical Assoc. Salam-Kadri, M.D., Mohamed-Nagi Kumar, M.D., Jay Spring Hill Regional Hospital
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
12/14/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$60,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$32,383

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$6,113

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$60,000

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

Risk Management has counseled insured

Updates

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