Dr. SCOTT L GELLER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. SCOTT L GELLER, MD

29 Barkley Circle

Indemnity Paid: $225,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FLORIDA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE JUA				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-1625412
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	SUSAN			SPIELMAN
Street Address
5814 Reed Street
City				State	Zip
Fort Wayne				IN	46835
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(260) 486 - 0340		(260) 486 - 0782	SUSAN.SPIELMAN@MEDPRO.COM

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Scott		L	Geller
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		29 Barkley Circle
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Myers		FL	33907	Lee
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
FL003607		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME35800		Surgery - Opthalmology

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Lee
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
3/25/2004		9/15/2005

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Macular degeneration of left eye
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Laser surgery
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Unnecessary surgery and negligent performance of procedure
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Blindness in left eye
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
2/1/2006			06-CA-374
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Lee			11/16/2007
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Eye Center Surgical Associates MD PA Pro-Landazuri MD, Jose M Eye Centers of Florida PA Scott Geller MD PA Brown MD, David C
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
11/13/2007

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$225,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$43,684

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$11,998

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$200,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

N/A

Updates

Date of Change:

3/5/2009 11:04:53 AM

Reason for Change:

ALE Update

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	38450	43684
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	6006	11998

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