Dr. LYDIA MASUD, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. LYDIA MASUD, MD

8701 SW 128th Street

Miami, FL

33176

Dade

Court Case # 98-21149

Indemnity Paid: $600,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200538980
Claim Number :	MM00068856-930077
Date Submitted :	12/19/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
41-0406690
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Patricia		W	Thomas
Street Address
3097 Satellite Blvd., Bldg. 700
City				State	Zip
Duluth				GA	30096
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(770) 497 - 5365		(770) 263 - 4675	pthomas@stpaultravelers.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Lydia			Masud
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8701 SW 128th Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33176	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MM00068856		$1,000,000		*NR
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME44012		Pediatrics - No Surgery

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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
SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL		100154
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Nursery
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/10/1996		2/3/1998

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Child birth.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleging failure a failure to appreciate changes in bilirubin and hematocrit and hemoglobin suggested of a bleed.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Delay in diagnosis of instracranial bleed.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Minor neurological impairment.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs.Includes non-disabling injuries.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
1/26/1998			98-21149
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Dade			11/18/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
South Miami Hospital Baumgard , Jonathan Hershorin, Abraham Benyunes, Eugene
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
11/18/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$600,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$37,154

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$12,530

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$600,000	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Not Applicable

Updates

Date of Change:

12/19/2005 3:47:45 PM

Reason for Change:

I inadvertently forgot to enter the estimated future medical.I added $600,000 under the estimate future medical expenses.This is not a duplicate PLCR.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Incurred Expense Mdeical	0	600000

Date of Change:

12/19/2005 4:09:43 PM

Reason for Change:

I inadvertently stated that "no payment made", however, settlement was paid on behalf of Dr. Lydia Masud in the amount of $600,000 on 11-18-05.Changed Final Method of Claim Disposition from "disposed by the court" to "no court proceedings".This is not a duplicate PLCR.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Final Disposition	Disposed of by Court	Settled by parties
Court Decision	Other	No Court Proceedings.

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

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