Department File Number : | M201575395 |
Claim Number : | 59216601 |
Date Submitted : | 7/30/2015 |
Insurer Information | |||||
Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY | Primary | ||||
Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
13-4235490 | |||||
Insurer Contact Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Antrine | Long | |||
Street Address | |||||
361 Hillsboro Blvd. | |||||
City | State | Zip | |||
Deerfield Beach | FL | 33441 | |||
Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
(954) 788 - 5184 | (954) 944 - 1382 | along@picinsurance.com |
Insured Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Ricardo | Girala | |||
Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
Licensed | 3661 S Miami Avenue, Suite 510 | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
Coral Gables | FL | 33133 | Dade | ||
Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
131116 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
Medical Doctor | |||||
License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
ME73731 | Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No 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 | ||||
Other Location | Home of patient | ||||
Name of Institution | Code | ||||
Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
8/4/2014 | 11/5/2014 |
Diagnostic Information | |||||
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
PATIENT HAD UNDERGONE TWO CARDIAC PROCEDURES AND WASSENT TO RIVERA HEALTH RESORT FOR REHAB POST SURGERY. DR.GIRALA WAS THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN AT RIVERA HEALTHRESORT. | |||||
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
PATIENT PRESENTED TO OUR INSURED FOR POST-SURGERY REHAB.SHE HAD UNDERGONE TWO CARDIAC PROCEDURES . PATIENT WASPRESCRIBED ANTICOAGULATES DURING HER STAY AT REHAB | |||||
Diagnostic Code : | |||||
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
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Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
DURING THE PATIENT'S POST SURGERY TREATMENT. SHE WASTREATED WITH LOVENOX, WHICH WAS ORDERED BY THE CO-DEFENDANT. PATIENT STATES SUBSEQUENT TO HER DISCHARGE FROM RIVERA, SHE WAS NOT PROVIDED ANY INSTRUCTIONS FORANTICOAGULATION. SOON AFTER HER DISCHARGE SHEEXPERIENCED A RETINAL ARTERY STROKE, RESULTING INBLINDNESS IN THE RIGHT EYE. | |||||
Severity Of Injury | |||||
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage. |
Legal Information | |||||
Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
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County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
*NR | 6/11/2015 | ||||
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
Lamelas, Joseph | |||||
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 | |||||
6/11/2015 |
Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $40,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $3,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $9,688 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
none to list |
Updates | |
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