Dr. DARWICH BEJANY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DARWICH BEJANY, MD

1321 NW 14TH Street, Suite W-205

Miami, FL

33125

Dade

Court Case # 02-21907 CA 27

Indemnity Paid: $120,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200955605
Claim Number :	83007679
Date Submitted :	12/1/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-2575892
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Robert		A	White
Street Address
P O BOX 4308
City				State	Zip
Valley Village				CA	91617
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(310) 696 - 0288			rwhite@litneutral.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Darwich			Bejany
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1321 NW 14TH Street, Suite W-205
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33125	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0118085340000		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME41412		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
			M	Dade
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER		100034
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/8/2000		12/19/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Invasive carcinoma of the bladder.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
On 12/7/1999, Dr. Bejany performed a cystoprostatectomy and reconstruction of an ileocolonic neobladder.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Alleged delay in diagnosis and treatment of infectious process and anastomatic leak.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Due to persistent fistula and venofibrosis, on 3/8/2000, Dr. Adrian Legaspe performed an insertion of a permanent venous port (dual lumen Groshong catheter) via the left subclavian artery. The patient became encephalopathic and on 3/23/2000, the patient expired from cardiopulmonary failure secondary to overwhelming infection and multi-system failure.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
3/10/2003			02-21907 CA 27
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			11/23/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER Legaspi Sauter, MD, Adrian Kim, MD, Jay H Urologic Consultants of Florida Bichachi, MD, Abraham Garcia, MD, Hernando Krieger, MD, BruceP Miami Beach Pulmonologists, PA Allaf, MD, Wadah Wirtshafter, MD, Amery R Samet, MD, Phillip Beraha, MD, Dan
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
11/23/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$120,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$254,056

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$12,261

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$120,000

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

Dr. Bejany performed a necessary procedure on an elderly gentleman with bladder cancer. Liability and causation were disputed. He appropriately called in numerous medical specialists to deal with recognized complications of surgery.

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