Dr. HUGO L MENDONCA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. HUGO L MENDONCA, MD

7515 State Road 52, Suite 102

Hudson, FL

34667

Pasco

Court Case # 51-2002-CA-003347-WS

Indemnity Paid: $400,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200850887
Claim Number :	E30593
Date Submitted :	6/24/2010

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
38-2317569
Insurer Contact Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		PROASSURANCE CASUALTY COMPANY
Street Address
13919 Carrollwood Village Run
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33618
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(813) 969 - 2010		(813) 969 - 2120	SNorris@ProAssurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Hugo		L	Mendonca
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		7515 State Road 52, Suite 102
City		State	Zip Code	County
Hudson		FL	34667	Pasco
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PNFL-1000512-00		$500,000		$1,500,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME39430		Surgery - Thoracic		00000

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Pasco
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NEW PORT RICHEY		100191
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/22/2001		10/10/2001

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death resulting from intraoperative and postoperative complications.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
12/16/2002			51-2002-CA-003347-WS
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pasco			8/29/2008
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Hugo Mendonca, M.D., P.A. Pasco-Hernando Surgical Associates, P.L. Al'Kafaji, Aziz Aziz Al'Kafaji, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S., P.A.
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
9/11/2008

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$400,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$22,739

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$18,771

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$400,000

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 has discussed case with insurance company personnel, medical experts and defense counsel.

Updates

Date of Change:

11/12/2008 11:05:36 AM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees and expenses paid.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	18533	18868
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	21903	22664

Date of Change:

6/24/2010 12:08:52 PM

Reason for Change:

Report updated to reflect additional legal fees paid, as well as reduction in costs due to refund of duplicate payment.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	18868	18771
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	22664	22739

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