Dr. SANTOKH S WALHA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SANTOKH S WALHA, MD

9371 Cypress Lake Drive, #16

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTHCARE UNDERWRITERS GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
74-3129288
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Yvette			de la Morena
Street Address
1250 S. Pine Island Road Suite 300
City				State	Zip
Plantation				FL	33324
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 923 - 1900			ymorena@hugroups.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	SANTOKH		S	WALHA
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		9371 Cypress Lake Drive, #16
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Myers		FL	33919	Lee
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
348-000		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME72023		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-HEALTHPARK		120005
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Emergency Dept
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/26/2010		6/21/2012

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to emergency department with symptoms of left side weakness slurred speech, and facial droop.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Plaintiff alleges failure to timely order and perform STAT diagnostic testing, including a STAT Doppler, in light of the history and symptoms.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged failure to timely order and perform STAT diagnostic testing, including a STAT Doppler, in light of the history and symptoms.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
11/12/2012			12C003257
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Lee			9/23/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Lee County 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
Dropped before Action Filed
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

$55,943

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

Discussed with insured.

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