Dr. GILBERTO L VIGO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. GILBERTO L VIGO, MD

1005 Mar Walt Drive

Fort Walton Beach, FL

32547

Okaloosa

Court Case # pre-suit1

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201678058
Claim Number :	209228
Date Submitted :	10/29/2018

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE INDEMNITY COMPANY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
63-0720042
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Denise			Stokes
Street Address
100 Brookwood Place
City				State	Zip
Birmingham				AL	35209
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(205) 802 - 4790		(205) 802 - 4710	claimscompliancereporting@proassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Gilberto		L	Vigo
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1005 Mar Walt Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Walton Beach		FL	32547	Okaloosa
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MP83249		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME65239		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code
N/A		000000
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Physican's office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/27/2014		12/16/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Intractable migraine headaches
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Medicated with prednisone
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Does not apply
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Plaintiff alleges prescribing of chronic used steroids for treatment of migraine headaches resulted in bilateral hip necrosis, adrenal insufficiency and osteopenia.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/4/2016			pre-suit1
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Okaloosa			4/19/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
White-Wilson Medical Center, PA
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment

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

$12,251

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$2,951

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$500,000

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 care with defense cousel, insurance personnel, and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

5/5/2016 1:26:13 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated Co-defendent info and diagnosis information.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Final Diagnosis	Patient w/severe, intractable, chronic migraines & episodes of sudden syncope underwent 2-year course of high dose steroids, was diagnosed w/ osteopenia and severe avascular necrosis of hips. NOI	Intractable migraine headaches
Cause of Injury	Patient w/severe, intractable, chronic migraines & episodes of sudden syncope underwent 2-year course of high dose steroids, was diagnosed w/ osteopenia and severe avascular necrosis of hips. NOI	Medicated with prednisone
Principal Injury	Patient w/severe, intractable, chronic migraines & episodes of sudden syncope underwent 2-year course of high dose steroids, was diagnosed w/ osteopenia and severe avascular necrosis of hips. NOI	Plaintiff alleges prescribing of chronic used steroids for treatment of migraine headaches resulted in bilateral hip necrosis, adrenal insufficiency and osteopenia.
Misdiagnosis	Patient w/severe, intractable, chronic migraines & episodes of sudden syncope underwent 2-year course of high dose steroids, was diagnosed w/ osteopenia and severe avascular necrosis of hips. NOI	Does not apply
No Other Defendants	1	0
Defendant Entity Name		White-Wilson Medical Center, PA

Date of Change:

5/12/2016 4:56:02 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated indemnity amount

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Injured Person Total Non-Economic Loss	0	500000
Indemnity Paid	0	500000
Settlement Reached	0	1

Date of Change:

6/2/2016 2:57:06 PM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE amoutns

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	1688	2705
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	4455	10292

Date of Change:

7/8/2016 3:32:11 PM

Reason for Change:

updated ALAE amounts

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	2705	2712
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	10292	10346

Date of Change:

2/16/2018 12:03:37 PM

Reason for Change:

Updated ALAE information

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	2712	2951
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	10346	11881

Date of Change:

7/10/2018 1:28:21 PM

Reason for Change:

updated alae

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	11881	12085

Date of Change:

9/26/2018 12:58:09 PM

Reason for Change:

updated alae

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	12085	12187

Date of Change:

10/29/2018 1:17:11 PM

Reason for Change:

updated alae

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	12187	12251

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Court Case # 2012 CA 001712

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201472698
Claim Number :	174829
Date Submitted :	1/14/2015

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Kristy			Hall
Street Address
100 Brookwood Place
City				State	Zip
Birmingham				AL	35209
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(205) 802 - 4754			khall@proassurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Gilberto		L	Vigo
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1005 Mar Walt Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Fort Walton Beach		FL	32547	Okaloosa
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
ME65239		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME65239		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Okaloosa
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
10/16/2009		11/30/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Persistent urinary tract infection
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Administration of Tobramycin intramuscularly
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient alleges her stage III renal disease progressed to stage IV renal disease as a result of being given Tobramyacin, causing her to temporarily undergo dialysis.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
4/16/2012			2012 CA 001712
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Okaloosa			11/12/2014
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
White-Wilson Medical Center, P.A. Harned, Reed L
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
No Payment Made
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?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$10,791

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$5,418

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

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 case with defense counsel, insurance personnel, and medical experts.

Updates

Date of Change:

1/14/2015 2:44:20 PM

Reason for Change:

updated financials

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	10391	10791
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	4918	5418

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

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