Dr. VARUN BHASKAR, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. VARUN BHASKAR, MD

2212 Cypress Hollow Court

Safety Harbor, FL

34695

Pinellas

Court Case # 15-1503-CI

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201781128
Claim Number :	209361
Date Submitted :	5/24/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Denise			Stokes
Street Address
100 Brookwood Place
City				State	Zip
Birmingham				AL	35209
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(205) 802 - 4790		(205) 802 - 4710	claimscompliancereporting@proassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Varun			Bhaskar
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2212 Cypress Hollow Court
City		State	Zip Code	County
Safety Harbor		FL	34695	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP42795		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor Limited to Mayo Clinic
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME70842		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	Pinellas
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEASE HOSITAL - COUNTRYSIDE		110001
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Critical Care Unit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/14/2014		12/30/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Respiratory failure ARDS, H1N1 flu
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Ventilator support and Levophed
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Alleged overuse of Levophed to maintain patient's life resulted in lib ischemia and amputations
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/2/2016			15-1503-CI
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			2/1/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Baycare Health systems, Inc Doctors Walk-In Clinics, Inc. Nicely, Michelle D
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

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

$94,732

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$12,422

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$250,000

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 discussed case with defense counsel, insurance personnel, and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

2/15/2017 3:19:32 PM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Settlement Reached	0	1
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	0	79580
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	250000
Indemnity Paid	0	250000
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	0	9460

Date of Change:

4/7/2017 3:45:48 PM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE informaiton

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	79580	92899
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	9460	12422

Date of Change:

7/28/2017 12:33:48 PM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	92899	94239

Date of Change:

8/8/2017 10:13:35 AM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	94239	94329

Date of Change:

1/10/2018 12:23:56 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	94329	94434

Date of Change:

3/29/2018 12:37:44 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	94434	94539

Date of Change:

5/24/2018 8:38:03 AM

Reason for Change:

updated alae

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	94539	94732

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