Dr. Alex T Villacastin Medical Malpractice Cases

Court Case # 2014-CA-000781

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201575463
Claim Number :	47264
Date Submitted :	12/1/2015

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1449198
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		MAG Mutual Insurance Company
Street Address
8427 South Park Circle Suite 130
City				State	Zip
Orlando				FL	32819
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(407) 370 - 3813		(407) 370 - 2247	ctschanz@magmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Alex		T	Villacastin
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		PO Box 640573
City		State	Zip Code	County
Beverly Hills		FL	34464	Citrus
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PSL 1616023 04		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME71085		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

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Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

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

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/8/2011		11/18/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Thoracic spine abscess
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
No iatrogenic injury
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to timely diagnose and treat thoracic spine abscess
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Paraplegia
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

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Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/2/2014			2014-CA-000781
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Marion			8/25/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Sivasekaran, MD, Ratnasabapathy Patel, MD, Sanjay A Cairo Lavado, MD, Javier B SKS Medical West Florida Medical Assoc. Munroe Regional
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
7/21/2015

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$500,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$63,875

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$13,094

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$1,000,000	$2,000,000
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$300,000

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

Risk management has counseled insured

Updates

Date of Change:

12/1/2015 3:56:52 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect Court Document final disppsition date of 8/25/15

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Date of Final Disposition	21-JUL-15	25-AUG-15

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Court Case # 2010-CA-6043

Indemnity Paid: $325,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201264682
Claim Number :	32243
Date Submitted :	8/29/2012

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MAG MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
58-1449198
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		MAG Mutual Insurance Company
Street Address
8427 South Park Circle Suite 130
City				State	Zip
Orlando				FL	32819
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(407) 370 - 3813		(407) 370 - 2247	ctschanz@magmutual.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Alex		T	Villacastin
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		PO Box 640573
City		State	Zip Code	County
Beverly Hills		FL	34464	Citrus
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PSL 1616023 00		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME71085		Internal Medicine - Minor 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	Citrus
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Nursing Home
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/31/2008		11/4/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Pneumonia
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
No iatrogenic injury
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged failure to diagnose and treat pneumonia
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/21/2010			2010-CA-6043
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Citrus			8/28/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Suncoast Primary Care Specialists Villacastin, ARNP, Alexander T Life Care Center of Citrus County
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
8/28/2012

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$325,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$59,136

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$12,066

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$100,000	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$150,000

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

Risk management has counseled insured

Updates

No updates found.

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