Dr. SAMIR VAKIL, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SAMIR VAKIL, MD

352 Milus St.

Punta Gorda, FL

33950

Charlotte

Court Case # 10-1630-CA

Indemnity Paid: $75,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201368778
Claim Number :	13634-01
Date Submitted :	10/24/2013

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen			Kessler
Street Address
3000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 400
City				State	Zip
Franklin				TN	37067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Samir			Vakil
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		352 Milus St.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Punta Gorda		FL	33950	Charlotte
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0014565		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO2258

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Outpatient Facility		Harborside Surgery Center
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/2/2008		11/21/2008

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Hallux valgus, left
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Modified Austin bunionectomy, left
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient presented to the insured on 4/23/08, with complaints of a painful left bunion.Surgery was discussed and subsequently performed on 6/2/08.Her postop recovery was described as benign.She was last evaluated on 6/27/08, at which time radiographs were made.The insured noted that the osteotomy was healing well, and there was good alignment of the screws.A small crack was noted at the proximal wing and there was mild dorsiflexion of the 1st metatarsal.Different shoes were discussed for weight-bearing, and the patient was to return after her 4 month trip to the northern states.It appears that after departing for her trip she experienced problems, and was seen by an out-of-state doctor on 7/29/08.Radiographs depicted disruption of the osteotomy with a dorsiflexed distal fragment.On 8/4/08, this same doctor performed a surgical repair.Patient claims she had continued pain and alleges the screws employed by the insured did not purchase cortex on both sides of the osteotomy, and thus the surgical site disrupted.
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
4/10/2010			10-1630-CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Charlotte			10/1/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Foot & Ankle Centers of Charlotte County, 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
8/6/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$75,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$50,017

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$14,100

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$8,993	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

None - Specialty Code #80993

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case # 16000377CA

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201781384
Claim Number :	23123-01
Date Submitted :	3/9/2017

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Karen			Kessler
Street Address
3000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 400
City				State	Zip
Franklin				TN	37067
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 371 - 8776	2249		kkessler@picagroup.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Samir			Vakil
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		352 Milus St.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Punta Gorda		FL	33950	Charlotte
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0050228		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO2258

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	Charlotte
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/16/2015		11/5/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Cellulitis of left hallux
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Debridement of left hallux and application of dressing; antibiotics from PCP continued
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient present to insured on or about 11/7/2014 with bleeding, infected, inflamed ulcer of the left great toe. She had been initially seen and placed on antibiotics by her PCP and referred to insured. Insured began and continued palliative treatment until 12/12/2014 when patient presented with a gangrenous ulcer of her left hallux. Insured referred her to a vascular surgeon, who determined that patient had significantly compromised blood flow to her left extremity and immediately performed surgery to improve the blood flow to her left leg. The left great toe also had osteomyelitis and did not sufficiently improve, requiring amputation in February 2015. Patient alleges the amputation occurred because insured did not timely refer her for a vascular consult.
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
2/29/2016			16000377CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Charlotte			3/6/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Foot & Ankle Centers of Charlotte County, 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
3/7/2017

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$50,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$49,117

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$12,230

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$25,000	$15,000
Wage Loss	$1,800	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

None - Specialty code #80993

Updates

No updates found.

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

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Court Case # 16000377CA

Indemnity Paid: $50,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201781400
Claim Number :	23123-01
Date Submitted :	3/13/2017

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1403235
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Amanda		S	Fountain
Street Address
352 Milus St
City				State	Zip
Punta Gorda				FL	33950
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(941) 639 - 0025		(941) 347 - 7271	afountain@footandanklecc.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Samir			Vakil
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		352 Milus St
City		State	Zip Code	County
Punta Gorda		FL	33950	Charlotte
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0050228		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO2258

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	Charlotte
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/7/2014		3/1/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Ulcer of other part of foot, ICD 9: 707.15Gangrene ICD 9: 785.4Diabetes Mellitus without mention of complication type II ICD 9:250.00Atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities, unspecified ICD 9:440.20
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Necrotic ulcer plantar aspect of left great toe.Left toe was debrided multiple times over a two month period. Patient continued to walk on the ulceration after she was told no weight bearing. Acute compromise to toe on 12/12/14, resulted in vascular test and referral to vascular physician. Patient did not see vascular physician as requested, toe improved. Patient finally saw vascular physician and he found stenosis in patients left upper and lower leg. Improvement after revascularization, patient was compliant until she saw the wound was improving and then began walking on it again which resulted in amputation of the toe.
Diagnostic Code :		707.15
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
None.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Ulcer of the left great toe complicated by non compliance of the patient with important medical history of diabetes mellitus type II, and atherosclerosis of native arteries.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/1/2016			16000377CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Charlotte			2/23/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within 90 days of suit being filed.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Award for plaintiff.
Date of Payment
2/23/2017

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$50,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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	$50,000	$0

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

Not Applicable

Updates

No updates found.

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