Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report
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Department File Number : | M201783748 |
Claim Number : | 326253 |
Date Submitted : | 11/29/2017 |
Insurer Information | |||||
Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
DOCTORS COMPANY, AN INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE (THE) | Primary | ||||
Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
95-3014772 | |||||
Insurer Contact Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Kelly | Andrews | |||
Street Address | |||||
12724 Gran Bay Parkway, W., Suite 400 | |||||
City | State | Zip | |||
Jacksonville | FL | 32258 | |||
Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
(904) 360 - 3038 | kandrews@thedoctors.com |
Insured Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Ricardo | E | Estape | ||
Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
Licensed | 8585 Sunset Drive Suite 202 | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
Miami | FL | 33143 | Dade | ||
Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
0912399 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
Medical Doctor | |||||
License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
ME65373 | Surgery - Gynecology |
Injured Person Information | |||||
First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
F | Escambia | ||||
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 | ||||
Operating Suite | |||||
Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
7/18/2013 | 1/19/2015 |
Diagnostic Information | |||||
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
Post-surgical hematoma to the pelvic cervical and cervical area and recurrent endometriosis. | |||||
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
The patient alleged unnecessary removal of her cervix resulting in damage to her ureter. | |||||
Diagnostic Code : | |||||
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
*NR | |||||
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
Damage to the ureter. | |||||
Severity Of Injury | |||||
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed. |
Legal Information | |||||
Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
6/10/2015 | 15-012646 CA 06 | ||||
County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
Dade | 11/14/2017 | ||||
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
Diaz, MD, John P | |||||
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 | |||||
11/14/2017 |
Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $73,081 | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $52,685 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
Insurance company staff consulted with insured to discuss preventative measures. Patient Safety referral is made if appropriate. |
Updates | |
No updates found. |
*NR: Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims. This page is not displaying certain sensitive information.
Department File Number : | M201887340 |
Claim Number : | BHS-H-008020 |
Date Submitted : | 12/18/2018 |
Insurer Information | |||||
Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
Baptist Health South Florida | Primary | ||||
Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
65-0267668 | 0000 | ||||
Insurer Contact Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | NANCY | CARR | |||
Street Address | |||||
11440 SW 88th STREET | |||||
City | State | Zip | |||
MIAMI | FL | 33176 | |||
Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
(305) 274 - 4070 | (305) 274 - 2701 | carol.lobacz@nccrms.com |
Insured Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Ricardo | Estape | |||
Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
Self-Insurer | 7000 S.W. 62nd Avenue, Suite 600 | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
Miami | FL | 33143 | Dade | ||
Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
PIC 2017/18 EXC1 PIC16 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
Medical Doctor | |||||
License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
ME65373 | Surgery - Obstetrics - Gynecology |
Injured Person Information | |||||
First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
F | 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 | ||||
Operating Suite | |||||
Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
4/5/2017 | 5/1/2018 |
Diagnostic Information | |||||
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
Urinary and fecal incontinence and possible recurrent mantle cell lymphoma. | |||||
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
Surgery performed to rule out ovarian gynecologic cancer and lysis of adhesions. | |||||
Diagnostic Code : | |||||
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
There was no misdiagnosis of patient. | |||||
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
Claimant's attorney alleged a delay in diagnosis and treatment of perforations of the colon following surgery resulting in septicemia, cardiac arrest, emergent bowel resection, multisystem failure, multiple abdominal fistulas and prolonged hospitalization. This case was settled without an admission of liability in order to avoid protracted litigation and potential excess exposure to this physician. | |||||
Severity Of Injury | |||||
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed. |
Legal Information | |||||
Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
*NR | |||||
County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
*NR | 10/31/2018 | ||||
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
Gomez, Isabel | |||||
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
After arbitration is initiated or prior to suit being 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 | |||||
10/23/2018 |
Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $15,495 | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $4,190 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
Physician discussed case with defense counsel and claim consultant. |
Updates | |
No updates found. |
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report
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Department File Number : | M201781884 |
Claim Number : | 346334 |
Date Submitted : | 4/19/2017 |
Insurer Information | |||||
Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
DOCTORS COMPANY, AN INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE (THE) | Primary | ||||
Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
95-3014772 | |||||
Insurer Contact Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Kelly | Andrews | |||
Street Address | |||||
12724 Gran Bay Parkway, W., Suite 400 | |||||
City | State | Zip | |||
Jacksonville | FL | 32258 | |||
Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
(904) 360 - 3038 | kandrews@thedoctors.com |
Insured Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Ricardo | E | Estape | ||
Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
Licensed | 8585 Sunset Drive Suite 202 | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
Miami | FL | 33143 | Dade | ||
Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
0912399 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
Medical Doctor | |||||
License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
ME65373 | Gynecology - Minor Surgery |
Injured Person Information | |||||
First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
F | 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 | ||||
Operating Suite | |||||
Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
9/27/2013 | 8/18/2016 |
Diagnostic Information | |||||
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
Removal of uterine fibroids. | |||||
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
Removal of uterine fibroids. | |||||
Diagnostic Code : | |||||
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
*NR | |||||
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
During the surgery by another physician the right ureter was injured and our insured was called to place a stent. | |||||
Severity Of Injury | |||||
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed. |
Legal Information | |||||
Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
*NR | |||||
County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
*NR | 3/31/2017 | ||||
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
Venditto, Joseph South Miami Hospital | |||||
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 | |||||
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? | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $10,987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $3,748 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
Insurance company staff consulted with insured to discuss preventative measures. Patient Safety referral is made if appropriate. |
Updates | |
No updates found. |
*NR: Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims. This page is not displaying certain sensitive information.
Does Dr. RICARDO ESTAPE, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?
Dr. RICARDO ESTAPE, MD has at least 5 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).