Dr. WILLIAM LAROSA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. WILLIAM LAROSA, MD

430 Morton Plant Street

Clearwater, FL

33756

Pinellas

Court Case # 09-15913-CI-21

Indemnity Paid: $100,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201161716
Claim Number :	9941.86 (Dueppen)
Date Submitted :	9/27/2011

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SOUTH PINELLAS MEDICAL TRUST				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-6599936
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Andrew		L	Wallace
Street Address
341 3rd Street S
City				State	Zip
St. Petersburg				FL	33701
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 822 - 4600		(727) 822 - 4665	awallacespmt@gmail.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	William			LaRosa
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		430 Morton Plant Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Clearwater		FL	33756	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
43694-09		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME45827		Surgery - Urological

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
Patient's Home
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury

Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/4/2007		7/8/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Urinary Tract Infection
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Developed Gentamicin toxicity due to I.V. Gentamicin ordered by Dr. LaRosa and others; doseed and monitored by pharmacist; and administered by home health care.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Not a misdiagnosis case.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Gentamicin toxicity (unilateral hearing reduction and balance reduction).
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/9/2009			09-15913-CI-21
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			9/6/2011
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Ross, M.D., Thurman J Amedisys Home Health, Inc. of Florida Caremax Medical Resources Bryan, P.A., Chad
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
9/6/2011

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

$159,809

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	$60,000	$1,207,000
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

As prescribing physician of initial dose who relied on pharmacist to dose and monitor and home health care to administer; after positive expert review, no steps deemed necessary.

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