Dr. DEREK VIGIL, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DEREK VIGIL, MD

401 W Lantana Road, Suite 4

Lantana, FL

33462

Palm Beach

Court Case # 50-05-CA-11932-MB

Indemnity Paid: $212,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200953236
Claim Number :	120609
Date Submitted :	4/14/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTH CARE INDEMNITY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
61-0904881
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Teresa			Ross
Street Address
One Park Plaza P.O. Box 555
City				State	Zip
Nashville				TN	37202
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 344 - 5804			Teresa.Ross@HCAHealthcare.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Derek			Vigil
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		401 W Lantana Road, Suite 4
City		State	Zip Code	County
Lantana		FL	33462	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10104		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME79192		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery		01

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
JFK MEDICAL CENTER		100080
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/26/2004		12/20/2004

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Eosinophilic syndrome.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Allegations of failure to diagnose Eosinophilic syndrome. On 9/17/04, patient was seen in physician's office complaining of general malaise & joint pain which was believed to represent a mild neuro-muscular problem. Physician prescribed Mobic & Skelaxin & sent her home with instructions to return if needed.The next day she developed a rash & notified physician's office. Believing patient was having an allergic reaction to medications, physician took her off Mobic & Skelaxin & prescribed a Medrol Dose Pack.The following day patient was feeling sicker, was short of breath, & presented to JFK Medical Center where she was seen by the ER physician.Patient had some cardiac symptoms & EKG findings.She was treated in the ER & admitted to the hospital. It was thought that patient had a vasculitis or other immune problem that involved a myocarditis.Patient's white blood count revealed thrombocytopenia & high eosinophils.Patient was started on high dose steroids.Physician brought in hematologist who agreed with treatment plan.After two days on IV steroids, patient stated she was feeling better & wanted to go home.Thrombocytopenia improved, however, eosinophils were continuing to trend upwards.During hospital course, echocardiogram was performed & interpreted as normal.Physicians decided to send patient home on 9/22/04, on oral high dose steroids.Patient followed up with physician on 9/24/04, & reported feeling slightly worse than when she was discharged.Physician increased dosage of patient's oral steroids. On 9/26/04, patient returned to the hospital by ambulance in critical condition.She was suffering multi-organ failure. Eosinophils were extraordinarily high & a echocardiogram showed left ventricle was obliterated by an infiltrative process. Patient expired on 9/25/04.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/21/2005			50-05-CA-11932-MB
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			3/25/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Joshua, M.D., Baskaran Specialists of the Palm Beaches, Inc.
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
2/18/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$212,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$231,707

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$95,905

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$112,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$30,000	$0
Wage Loss	$60,000	$300,000
Other Expenses	$10,000	$0

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

Review of policies and procedures.

Updates

No updates found.

*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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