Dr. JOSEF H APONTE, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOSEF H APONTE, MD

100 Jackson Pike

Indemnity Paid: $150,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MT. HAWLEY INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
37-1072999
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Brett			Cleveland
Street Address
9025 N. Lindbergh Dr
City				State	Zip
Peoria				IL	61615
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(309) 692 - 1000	5214		brett.cleveland@rlicorp.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Josef		H	Aponte
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		100 Jackson Pike
City		State	Zip Code	County
Gallipolis		OH	45631	Out of state
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MML000007		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME89621		Physicians or Surgeons

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
WEST FLORIDA REG. MED. CTR (PENSACOLA)		100231
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/4/2013		1/31/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
removal of small renal tumor
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
scheduled and planned da Vincirobotic assisted laparoscopic left partial nephrectomy
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
No misdiagnosis made
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
post-surgical complications due to identified drainage complications and fluidcollection, leading to infection andsepsis. Also a bowel laceration was identified resulting in resection of a segment of small bowel
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/1/2015			2014CA001990
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Escambia			3/23/2018
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After court verdict and prior to filing of notice of appeal.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
Judgment for the plaintiff.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
3/27/2018

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$150,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$16,582,458

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$152,273

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

None

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