Dr. UDAYABHASKER GANGAPURAM REDDY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. UDAYABHASKER GANGAPURAM REDDY, MD

2660 Alt 19 North

Palm Harbor, FL

34683

Pinellas

Court Case # 03-10151-CI-21

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200643675
Claim Number :	20219-01
Date Submitted :	12/28/2006

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	Nancy			Kirsch
Street Address
327 Plaza Real, Suite 319
City				State	Zip
Boca Raton				FL	33432
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(561) 362 - 3332		(561) 417 - 6125	nkirsch@acaponline.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	UDAYABHASKER			GANGAPURAM REDDY
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2660 Alt 19 North
City		State	Zip Code	County
Palm Harbor		FL	34683	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
127389		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME78646		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital		100055
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/3/2002		9/16/2003

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
INSURED WAS PATIENT'S PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN AND AS SUCH WAS CALLED BY E.R. PHYSICIAN WHEN PATIENT PRESENTED TO THE E.R. DUE TO A NEAR SYNCOPAL EPISODE AT HOME.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
INSURED DISCUSSED HISTORY OF NEAR SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND CONCURRED WITH E.R. PHYSICIAN PLAN TO DISCHARGE PATIENT FOR FOLLOW-UP AT INSURED'S OFFICE IN A DAY OR TWO.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
IT IS ALLEGED THAT INSURED, BECAUSE OF HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE PATIENT'S ADDITIONAL RISK FACTORS, SHOULD HAVE INSISTED ON ADMISSION AND CLOSE OBSERVATION.IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE INSURED'S FAILURE TO DO SO RESULTED IN THE PATIENT HAVING A STROKE, A FEW HOURS AFTER DISCHARGE, WHICH LEFT HIM HEMIPLEGIC.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/31/2003			03-10151-CI-21
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			12/27/2006
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
PATEL, MEHUL K CASE, BRAD A BRAD A. CASE, M.D., P.A.
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
During trial, but before court verdict.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the defendant.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
12/20/2006

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

$104,807

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$33,129

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

INSURED CONSULTED WITH CLAIMS PERSONNEL AND DEFENSE COUNSEL.THE COMPANY, RECOGNIZING THE EXPOSURE AS BEING CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN THE INSURED'S LIMITS, NEGOTIATED A SETTLEMENT WHILE THE JURY WAS DELIBERATING.IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER THE BALIFF ANNOUNCED THAT THE JURY HAD REACHED A VERDICT.WHEN READ IN JUDGE'S CHAMBERS, IT WAS A VERDICT IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT INSURED.$250,000.00 WAS PAID IN FULL AND FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS ON BEHALF OF THE INSURED.

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

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