Dr. WAYNE R KOTZKER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. WAYNE R KOTZKER, MD

407 SE 9th Street

Fort Lauderdale, FL

33316

Broward

Court Case # 07-014941 (19)

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200953689
Claim Number :	147495
Date Submitted :	7/11/2012

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY
Street Address
2801 SW 149th Avenue, Suite 200
City				State	Zip
Miramar				FL	33027
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 602 - 5834			mgonzalez@pronational.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Wayne		R	Kotzker
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		407 SE 9th Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Lauderdale		FL	33316	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP58926		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME88119		Nephrology - No Surgery		0

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
NORTH BROWARD MEDICAL CENTER		100086
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Critical Care Unit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/20/2005		2/5/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
The patient was a multiple trauma patient from an MVA (motor vehicle accident) sustaining multiple fractures, right apical hemothorax and bladder rupture.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Utilization of Heparin to flush dialysis tubing.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis made.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Bilateral lower extremity amputations due to alleged failure to diagnose and treat HIT (Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia).
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/18/2007			07-014941 (19)
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			5/6/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Arias, Mayda Faig, Douglas E Southeast Florida Hematology-Oncology Group, PA Wayne R. Kotzker, MDPA Casaretto, Alberto Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Consultants Monahan, Marianne Blum, Jeffrey Bowsher, Dennis J Dennis J. Bowsher, MDPA Davis S. Margolis, PA Margolis, David S Johnson, Judith Judith M. Johnson, MDPA General Surgical Consultants, Inc. General Surgical Associates, Inc. Burshan, Khalil M Khalil M. Burshan, MDPA Trauma PHysician Network, Inc. Mallan, C Joh, Kwang-Jae Bodden, John E John E. Bodden, MDPA Bouchard, Eric Eric Bouchard, MDPA Cooley, Ryan Scalia, Carlo A Chong, Hernando Victor Toledano, MDPA North Broward Medical Center
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

$82,364

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$35,591

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 claim with insurance personnel and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

8/6/2009 9:07:32 AM

Reason for Change:

Additional invoices paid after file closed.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	35534	35577
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	81507	82290

Date of Change:

7/11/2012 10:17:32 AM

Reason for Change:

State Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	35577	35591
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	82290	82364

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