Dr. ROBERT B DONOWAY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ROBERT B DONOWAY, MD

1150 N. 35th Avenue, Suite 290

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS ASSURANCE CORPORATION				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2102867
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Barbara		A	Evans
Street Address
1301 N. Hagadorn Road
City				State	Zip
East Lansing				MI	48823
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(517) 324 - 6570		(517) 333 - 2806	bevans@apassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	ROBERT		B	DONOWAY
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1150 N. 35th Avenue, Suite 290
City		State	Zip Code	County
Hollywood		FL	33021	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
127155		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME58579		Surgery - General

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PEMBROKE		100230
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/25/2003		6/30/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
60 year old male patient presented for work-up of left sided chest pain that was worse with exertion.He underwent a CT scan which revealed a mass in his chest.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Insured performed a whipple procedure.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death of patient due to post-operative complications.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/12/2004			04-17679 (25)
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			6/20/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
POMERANTZ, ARTHUR H Surgical Oncology Associates of South Florida, Inc. Lefkin, Alan S Lefkin and Mills, M.D., P.A. Broward Hospital District d/b/a Memorial Healthcare System a/k/a Memorial 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
5/19/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$38,903

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$29,224

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

Insured consulted with claims personnel and defense counsel.$250,000 was paid in full and final settlement of all claims on behalf of the insured.

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

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