Dr. THOMAS HARRIS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. THOMAS HARRIS, MD

5900 TURKEY LAKE ROAD, STE. A

ORLANDO, FL

32819

Orange

Court Case # CLO-01-8232

Indemnity Paid: $550,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200432607
Claim Number :	A5-010322
Date Submitted :	8/25/2004

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-2575892
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Deanon			Davis
Street Address
4601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90010
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(323) 930 - 6346			deanon.davis@farmersinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	THOMAS			HARRIS
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		5900 TURKEY LAKE ROAD, STE. A
City		State	Zip Code	County
ORLANDO		FL	32819	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0118072650000		$1,500,000		$4,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME59581		Internal Medicine - Minor Surgery		1

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
FLORIDA HOSPITAL (ORLANDO)		100007
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/20/1999		7/10/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
DIVERTICULITIS
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
ALLEGED THAT USE OF WRONG ANTIBIOTIC TO TREAT DIVERTICULITIS SOMEHOW LED TO DEATH BY CEREBRAL INFARCT.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
NONE
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
EMBOLIC CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/31/2002			CLO-01-8232
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			8/10/2004
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 not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
8/19/2004

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$550,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$29,368

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	$0	$0

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

N/A

Updates

No updates found.

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Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201677672
Claim Number :	15-0252-A-14
Date Submitted :	3/23/2016

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
FD INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3704679
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Dionysia			Lawson
Street Address
560 Davis Street
City				State	Zip
San Francisco				CA	94111
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(415) 735 - 2013		(415) 735 - 2097	dlawson@norcalmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Thomas			Harris
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		5900 Turkey Lake Road, A
City		State	Zip Code	County
Orlando		FL	32381	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
11731		$100,000		$300,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME59581		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

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	Orange
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Harris Internal Medicine
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/12/2014		11/2/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented with complaint of persistent cough and upper body pain
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Extensive testing was done; patient referred to multiple specialists
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Diagnosis of lung cancer was delayed
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Advanced lung cancer
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			2/26/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
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?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$100,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$4,780

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	$0	$0

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

Circumstances of this case were dicussed with the insured and risk management was notified. Risk management discussed the case with the insured.

Updates

Date of Change:

3/23/2016 11:54:51 AM

Reason for Change:

I had the wrong county for the patient.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
County Injury Occurred In

Date of Change:

3/23/2016 12:07:53 PM

Reason for Change:

I had the wrong Location of Institutional Injury

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Other Location of Institutional Injury	Retail firearm store:Higher Power Outfit	Harris Internal Medicine

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

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Court Case # 02-CA-11771

Indemnity Paid: $90,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200538972
Claim Number :	83-008531
Date Submitted :	12/19/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-2575892
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Heidi			Tam
Street Address
4680 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90010
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(323) 930 - 7078			heidi.tam@farmersinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Thomas		D	Harris
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		5900 Turkey Lake Road, Suite A
City		State	Zip Code	County
Orlando		FL	32819	Orange
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0118072650000		$1,500,000		$4,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME59581		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

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

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/14/2000		9/4/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Post-operative back pain.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Prescription of oxycontin for pain.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
N/A.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms.
Severity Of Injury
Emotional Only - Fright, no physical damage

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/9/2002			02-CA-11771
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Orange			11/8/2005
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 not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
12/2/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$90,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$17,856

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$8,766

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$55,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$15,000	$10,000
Wage Loss	$10,000	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

N/A.

Updates

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